# Accident 19950630015949A: Piper PA28140, Linton, ND, June 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Linton, ND
- Airport: Linton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2604° N, 100.2303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2604&lon=-100.2303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6917W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6917W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950630015949A

## Narrative

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

FLYING FROM RIGHT SEAT LANDED SHORT. FOLDED NOSE GEAR. FAILED FLARE. NO CHECKOUT IN RIGHT SEAT OPERATION. (-23) ON JUNE 30, 1995 WHILE PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS MR. BARRON LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT LINTON, ND. THE PA-28-140 THAT MR. BARRON WAS PILOTING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, FIREWALL, PROP, ENGINE MOUNTS, COWLING.

## 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 CHI95LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA207), Jun 30, 1995: Piper PA-28-140 (N6917W), Linton, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudging distance and altitude. The pilot's lack of total experience in type of operation was a factor.

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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