# Incident 20201130014919I: Piper PA-28-140, Twin Falls, ID, November 30, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2020, 13:50 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5641° N, 114.4609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twin Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5641&lon=-114.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5854U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5854U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201130014919I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT HAD RECEIVED DUAL INSTRUCTION ON 11/15/2020.  PILOT INDICATED HE HAD BEEN PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S IN THE PATTERN FOR APPROX 20 MINUTES WHEN EVENT HAPPENED.  PILIOT INDICATED HE HAD SET UP A STABILIZED DECENT ONTO RUNWAY 8, APPROACH SPEED 80 KTS.  WHEN HE WENT TO ENTER A FLARE HE WAS A LITTLE LATE, A/C HAD STARTED TO SETTLE AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED UP ONCE AND ON SECOND CONTACT WITH RUNWAY THE NOSE WHEEL LEFT SIDE RIM LIP FAILED ALLOWING TIRE TO ROLL OFF THE WHEEL JAMMING IN THE STRUT FORK. A/C DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT RUNNING JUST OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAUSING THE FORK TO BEND AS IT DUG INTO THE SOFT RUNWAY SHOULDER.  THE VERY TIP OF THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP.  NO FURTHER ACTION DEEMED NECESSARY AT THIS TIME. CASE CLOSED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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