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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Wappinger Falls, NY · February 10, 2024

Date: February 10, 2024 · 13:22 local
Place: Wappinger Falls, NY
Airport: Hudson Valley Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N17AV
Reported as: Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,275 total4,500 in this make and model79 in the last 90 days

N17AVRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-8390078 · Built 1983 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During instructional flight on approach to runway 24 at pou in the process of doing touch and go landings, the aircraft's main landing gear hit the airport's perimeter fence. The impact severed both main landing gear strut sissor links. This caused both wheel assemblies to be hanging only by their respective brake hoses.

The control tower confirmed the damage and suggested to the pilot that he remain airborne until emergency vehicles and equipment could be in place.

Aircraft landed on the remaining strut housings of the main landing gear and the undamaged nose gear.

As the FAA filed it

DURING INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 AT POU IN THE PROCESS OF DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT THE AIRPORT'S PERIMETER FENCE. THE IMPACT SEVERED BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT SISSOR LINKS. THIS CAUSED BOTH WHEEL ASSEMBLIES TO BE HANGING ONLY BY THEIR RESPECTIVE BRAKE HOSES.

THE CONTROL TOWER CONFIRMED THE DAMAGE AND SUGGESTED TO THE PILOT THAT HE REMAIN AIRBORNE UNTIL EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT COULD BE IN PLACE.

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE REMAINING STRUT HOUSINGS OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE UNDAMAGED NOSE GEAR.

Other reports on N17AV · 2

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

Accident 20010721038899AMattituck, NY(-23) At 1430 on 7/21/01, Mr. Teddy heichman, landed at Mattituck (21N) on runway 1, estimated touchdown point was a third of the way down the runway. Tire skid marks indicate pilot locked up both brakes at about 200 feet from end of runway. Aircraft departed…Jul 21, 2001 · No damage Incident 19940220006859ILevel Off Touchdown · Bridgeport, CTAircraft hit nosewheel first and then porpoised. Nose wheel sheared off. Came to rest on runway.Feb 20, 1994 · Minor damage