# Incident 20211111019329I: Piper PA-28-161, Fort Worth, TX, November 11, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2021, 15:55 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Meacham
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47615, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47615) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (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-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211111019329I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT AND THE AIR SPEED WAS TO FAST WHEN THE STUDENT LANDED AND COULD NOT SLOWDOWN IN TIME TO MAKE THE TURN ONTO THE TAXI WAY AND HIT A RUNWAY SIGN WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N47615 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19970807028719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970807028719I), Aug 7, 1997: Piper PA28161 (N47615), Buckeye, AZ, Substantial damage. Narrative: this incident occurred during part 61, local area solo takeoff and landing practice. After landing, the solo student was taxiing back for another…

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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