20200217000649I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Block Island, RI · February 17, 2020

Date: February 17, 2020 · 11:15 local
Place: Block Island, RI
Airport: Block Island State
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N214SA
Reported as: Piper PA-28-151
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 601 total550 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N214SARegistered now · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7415482 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The airport manager stated N214SA was "high and hot" on final and touched down approximately half way down runway 10 and porpoised on the runway causing the propeller to strike the ground and the nose gear to strike the pavement with sufficient force to break off a piece of the nose gear wheel causing the nose gear tire to deflate. Markings were found on the runway approximately 1,364' from the runway 10 threshold 10' left of centerline where the propeller struck the pavement three times. After the nose gear tire deflated, the aircraft then veered off the left side of the runway and came to rest in the grass area. Wind at the time of the incident were reported as variable at 5 knots.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRPORT MANAGER STATED N214SA WAS "HIGH AND HOT" ON FINAL AND TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN RUNWAY 10 AND PORPOISED ON THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND THE NOSE GEAR TO STRIKE THE PAVEMENT WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE TO BREAK OFF A PIECE OF THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TIRE TO DEFLATE. MARKINGS WERE FOUND ON THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1,364' FROM THE RUNWAY 10 THRESHOLD 10' LEFT OF CENTERLINE WHERE THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE PAVEMENT THREE TIMES. AFTER THE NOSE GEAR TIRE DEFLATED, THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS AREA. WIND AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WERE REPORTED AS VARIABLE AT 5 KNOTS.