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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Mesquite, TX · September 10, 2023

Date
September 10, 2023 · 12:40 local
Place
Mesquite, TX
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
3USS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N676TF
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-B4A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
168 total168 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Contacted hqz tower. VFR condition- winds were in the single digits. Once past the tree line appeared low so power was applied. Landed short of the runway. Initial touchdown was in the grass causing the landing gear actuators to be bent. The damage was not noticeable, but tire pressure was low and in actuator was low. Contacted maintenance who grounded the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

CONTACTED HQZ TOWER. VFR CONDITION- WINDS WERE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. ONCE PAST THE TREE LINE APPEARED LOW SO POWER WAS APPLIED. LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. INITIAL TOUCHDOWN WAS IN THE GRASS CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATORS TO BE BENT. THE DAMAGE WAS NOT NOTICEABLE, BUT TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW AND IN ACTUATOR WAS LOW. CONTACTED MAINTENANCE WHO GROUNDED THE AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N676TF · 1

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