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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Santa Teresa, NM · April 17, 2024

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Date
April 17, 2024 · 11:45 local
Place
Santa Teresa, NM
Airport
Dona Ana County International Jetport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8230W
Reported as
Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,928 total400 in this make and model64 in the last 90 days
N8230WRegistration cancelled May 31, 2025 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-2248 · Built 1965Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine 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.

On April 17, 2024, at 1145 MDT, a Piper cherokee 180, departed runway 28 during its landing roll at Dona Ana County International Jetport Airport (dna). The private pilot and passenger were uninjured. The aircraft suffered substantial damage to the leading edge of the left wing, engine mount, and nose gear. The personal flight originated from cielo dorado estates airport (NM05) in VFR conditions on April 17, 2024, at 0900 MDT and was performing a touch and go at dna. No flight plan was filed.

The pilot stated that, as the nose gear touched down, the aircraft pulled immediately to the left. He estimated his speed on touchdown to be 60 knots. The pilot continued adding power and pulled back on the yoke. While in ground effect, the pilot reduced his power and drifted approximately 25 yards before landing adjacent to the hold short for runway 10/28. The nose wheel sheared off. The left-wing root impacted the hold short marker. The aircraft continued to slide another 20 yards on its nose.

The nosewheel could have been canted on touchdown but the damage to the aircraft negated any possible verification.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 17, 2024, AT 1145 MDT, A PIPER CHEROKEE 180, DEPARTED RUNWAY 28 DURING ITS LANDING ROLL AT DONA ANA COUNTY INTERNATIONAL JETPORT AIRPORT (DNA). THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING, ENGINE MOUNT, AND NOSE GEAR. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CIELO DORADO ESTATES AIRPORT (NM05) IN VFR CONDITIONS ON APRIL 17, 2024, AT 0900 MDT AND WAS PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO AT DNA. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

THE PILOT STATED THAT, AS THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT PULLED IMMEDIATELY TO THE LEFT. HE ESTIMATED HIS SPEED ON TOUCHDOWN TO BE 60 KNOTS. THE PILOT CONTINUED ADDING POWER AND PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE. WHILE IN GROUND EFFECT, THE PILOT REDUCED HIS POWER AND DRIFTED APPROXIMATELY 25 YARDS BEFORE LANDING ADJACENT TO THE HOLD SHORT FOR RUNWAY 10/28. THE NOSE WHEEL SHEARED OFF. THE LEFT-WING ROOT IMPACTED THE HOLD SHORT MARKER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE ANOTHER 20 YARDS ON ITS NOSE.

THE NOSEWHEEL COULD HAVE BEEN CANTED ON TOUCHDOWN BUT THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT NEGATED ANY POSSIBLE VERIFICATION.