19930916034509A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Griffith, IN · September 16, 1993

Date
September 16, 1993 · 13:15 local
Place
Griffith, IN
Airport
Griffith Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
YGJR
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2353K
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI93LA363
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
95 total95 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Ballooned 25 feet into aird on landing. Came down nose first and collapsed the nose gear.

As the FAA filed it

BALLOONED 25 FEET INTO AIRD ON LANDING. CAME DOWN NOSE FIRST AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.