# Accident 19930517014069A: Piper PA34200, Jean, NV, May 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1993, 11:50 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Airport: Jean Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7683° N, 115.3296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JEAN (0L7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7683&lon=-115.3296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N410DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N410DS-2013-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 331 total, 18 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930517014069A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING CAUSED NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEARS TO COLLAPSE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX93LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA217), May 17, 1993: Piper PA-34-200 (N410DS), Jean, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: 1) THE PILOTS INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, 2) HIS FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE EXISTING GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, AND, 3) HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE LANDING…

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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