# Incident 20240923014639I: Piper PA-32-300, New Smyrna Beac, FL, September 23, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2024, 10:46 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0557° N, 80.9488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNI (JACK BOLT FLD) (EVB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0557&lon=-80.9488&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8797C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8797C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 547 total, 406 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240923014639I

## Narrative

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

THIS OFFICE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A LANDING INCIDENT FROM THE ROC ON 9/24/2024 , THAT ON 9/23/2024 AT NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KEVB) A PRIVATE PILOT EXPERIENCED A FLAT NOSE TIRE AND PROP STRIKE IN A PIPER PA-32 DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT.

PERSONNEL FROM THIS OFFICE INSPECTED THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE FLAT, AND PROP TIPS BENT INDICATING LOW SPEED IMPACT.  NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND.

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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