# Incident 20220407004569I: Piper PA-28-181, Rio Vista, CA, April 7, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2022, 15:00 local time
- Place: Rio Vista, CA
- Airport: Rio Vista
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1934° N, 121.7036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RIO VISTA MUNI (O88), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1934&lon=-121.7036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5342K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5342K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220407004569I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON SHORT FINAL WAS DISTRACTED AND FLUSTERED WHEN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO POSITION ON LANDING RWY 25 AND TOOK OFF IN FRONT OF HER WITHOUT ANY RADIO CALLS. THE LANDING WAS RUSHED CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE AND PROPELLER TO STRIKE GROUND. STUDENT PILOT ABORTED LANDING AND TOOK OFF AGAIN. STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT AWARE OF PROPELLER STRIKE AND REPORTED NO UNUSUAL VIBRATIONS. STUDENT PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT ON SECOND ATTEMPT. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT FOUND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO PROPELLER TIPS. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED FOR REPAIRS. AND

## Other reports on N5342K (1)

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

- [Incident 20200116000679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200116000679I), Jan 16, 2020: Piper PA-28-181 (N5342K), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Aircraft received bird strike on right wing leading edge upon approach to land 35R. Minimal damage, small dent no snarge/remains.

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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