# Accident 19960608013129A: Piper PA32301, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1996, 06:45 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Isla Grande Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N821RR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 62 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960608013129A

## Narrative

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

FAILED REMOVE TAPED STATIC PORTS. USED FULL POWER FROM TAKEOFF TO VERY HARD NOSE FIRST IMPACT. DAMAGED GEAR. WINGS.

## 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 MIA96LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA152), Jun 8, 1996: Piper PA-32R-301 (N821RR), San Juan, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the student pilot to maintain the proper descent rate resulting in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was: the failure of other maintenance personnel to remove tape that was…

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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