# Incident 20250524007109I: Piper ARCHER, Smithfield, NC, May 24, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2025, 12:30 local time
- Place: Smithfield, NC
- Airport: Johnston Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5409° N, 78.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHNSTON RGNL (JNX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5409&lon=-78.3903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8150W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8150W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER ARCHER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 194 total, 98 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250524007109I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD VERY HARD LANDING, BURST BOTH MLG AND SEVERE PROPELLER STRIKE.

## Other reports on N8150W (1)

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

- [Incident 20010419014919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010419014919I), Apr 19, 2001: Piper PA28180 (N8150W), Blairstown, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) On April 19, 2001, while attempting to land at the Blairstown Airport (1N7), a gust of wind pushed the plane to the left. Before the pilot could correct,…

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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