# Incident 20210829021429I: Piper PA-28-235, Churchville, MD, August 29, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2021, 15:45 local time
- Place: Churchville, MD
- Airport: Harford County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5689° N, 76.2041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARFORD COUNTY (0W3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5689&lon=-76.2041&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9057W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9057W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210829021429I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN AIRCRAFT NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE SIDE UNCONTROLLABLY AND STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT CAUSING DAMAGE TO NOSEGEAR AND A SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE DUE TO A PROPELLER STRIKE

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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