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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Anoka, MN · May 1, 2023

Date: May 1, 2023 · 13:12 local
Place: Anoka, MN
Airport: Anoka County-Blaine (Janes Fld
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2185G
Reported as: Piper PA-32RT-300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,920 total200 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N2185GRegistered now · Piper PA-32RT-300S/N 32R-7985044 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Returning to home airport after a cross country flight the PIC was demonstrating a short field landing to another pilot on board. The aircraft touched down in the grass ahead of the runway striking a runway light with the right flap breaking the runway light and tearing a hole in the bottom of the flap approximately 6 inches long. The damage was not discovered post flight, the aircraft was returned to its hangar. The damage was found several days later during a pre-flight inspection.

As the FAA filed it

RETURNING TO HOME AIRPORT AFTER A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT THE PIC WAS DEMONSTRATING A SHORT FIELD LANDING TO ANOTHER PILOT ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS AHEAD OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE RIGHT FLAP BREAKING THE RUNWAY LIGHT AND TEARING A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FLAP APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES LONG. THE DAMAGE WAS NOT DISCOVERED POST FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO ITS HANGAR. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND SEVERAL DAYS LATER DURING A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION.