# Incident 20230501012559I: Piper PA-32RT-300, Anoka, MN, May 1, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2023, 13:12 local time
- Place: Anoka, MN
- Airport: Anoka County-Blaine (Janes Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2144° N, 93.3916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anoka, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2144&lon=-93.3916&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2185G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2185G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32RT-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,920 total, 200 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230501012559I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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