# Incident 20220813014569I: Piper PA-28-180, Sevierville, TN, August 13, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2022, 17:30 local time
- Place: Sevierville, TN
- Airport: Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8578° N, 83.5287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GATLINBURG-PIGEON FORGE (GKT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8578&lon=-83.5287&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6429J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6429J-2023-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 39 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220813014569I

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT COMPLETED HIS FIRST TOUCH AND GO ON HIS SECOND SECOND TOUCH AND GO WHEN TURNING FINAL THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE FELTHE HAD MADE HIS TURNES TO EARLY ALTHOUGH BEING ON GLIGE SLOP HE WAS HIGH ON HIS AIRSPEED INDICATING 85MPH AS HE FLAIRED HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT FLOAT AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IT LIFTED BACK OFF THE RUNWAY THEN PROCEDED TO BOUNCE 3 OR MORE TIMES LOOSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL VERING TO THE LEFT AND LEAVING THE RUNWAY SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSING NOSE LANDING GEAR AND COMING TO A STOP IN THE DIRT  THE PILOT SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT

## Other reports on N6429J (1)

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

- [Incident 19791203048149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791203048149I), Dec 3, 1979: Piper PA28180 (N6429J), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. During practice engine failure, student stalled near ground. Power applied too late, wheels hit, gear collapsed.

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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