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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Kingman, AZ · January 25, 2026

Date: January 25, 2026 · 14:50 local
Place: Kingman, AZ
Airport: Kingman Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4402T
Reported as: Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 61 total39 in this make and model

N4402TRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 2843717 · Built 2013 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O-360-A4M4 cycle

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What happened

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

Events- student solo xc from kffz to kigm. Radio call on CTAF 10 miles and 5 miles out. Overflew kigm airport at 4800’ for right teardrop to enter left downwind for runway 3. Radio call while overflying runway. Entered downwind at tpa, announcing on radio. Turned base, announcing on radio. Turned final, announcing on radio. Landed runway 3. Porpoised. Nosewheel came down hard. Nosewheel collapsed. Propeller hit the ground. Immediately cut mixture, magnetos, fuel pump. Mayday call on airport CTAF.

As the FAA filed it

EVENTS- STUDENT SOLO XC FROM KFFZ TO KIGM. RADIO CALL ON CTAF 10 MILES AND 5 MILES OUT. OVERFLEW KIGM AIRPORT AT 4800’ FOR RIGHT TEARDROP TO ENTER LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 3. RADIO CALL WHILE OVERFLYING RUNWAY. ENTERED DOWNWIND AT TPA, ANNOUNCING ON RADIO. TURNED BASE, ANNOUNCING ON RADIO. TURNED FINAL, ANNOUNCING ON RADIO. LANDED RUNWAY 3. PORPOISED. NOSEWHEEL CAME DOWN HARD. NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED. PROPELLER HIT THE GROUND. IMMEDIATELY CUT MIXTURE, MAGNETOS, FUEL PUMP. MAYDAY CALL ON AIRPORT CTAF.