Friday, May 29, 2026

Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee Challenger, N55739, incident occurred on May 28, 2026, at Hampton Roads Executive Airport (PVG/KPVG), Norfolk, Virginia

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N55739

- History of Flight:
On May 28, 2026, at about 1448 local time, a privately-registered Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee Challenger, N55739, sustained unknown damage when it was involved in an incident at Hampton Roads Executive Airport (PVG/KPVG), Norfolk, Virginia. The pilot was not injured. The personal flight originated from Delaware Coastal Airport (GED/KGED), Georgetown, Delaware, at 1337.

The FAA reported that the airplane landed hard and bounced, the left wing struck a taxiway sign. ADS-B data shows that the airplane was coming for a landing on runway 28 (5350 x 100 ft), went around, turned 180 degrees, and landed on runway 10. At 1456, the winds were from 310° at 8 knots, gusting 16 knots.

Figure 1: ADS-B data

- Weather:

METAR KPVG 281756Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM FEW050 28/18 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP128 60001 T02830178 10283 20217 58005 $

METAR KPVG 281856Z AUTO 31008G16KT 280V360 10SM CLR 28/15 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP126 T02830150 $

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