# Accident 19970322010019A: Piper PA18105, Southern Pines, NC, March 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1997, 10:00 local time
- Place: Southern Pines, NC
- Airport: Moore County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2374° N, 79.3890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MOORE COUNTY (SOP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2374&lon=-79.3890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N221T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 105 (registry code 7101809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 400 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970322010019A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT FLARED TOO HIGH AND TOO SLOW. DROPPED 15 FEET TO THE RUNWAY. CFI FAILED TO TIMELY CORRECT. GEAR FOLDED. (-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RUNWAY IN A NOSE HIGH, SLIGHTLY LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME.  HARD LANDING APPARENTLY RESULTED FROM PILOT INDUCED STALL AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE.  ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT WHICH INVOLVED THE DEMONSTRATION OF SHORT FIELD LANDINGS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N221T (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080619838969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080619838969A), Jun 19, 2008: Piper PA18105 (N221T), Fayetteville, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was landing at kfay. Upon touchdown, [privacy data omitted] lost directional control of the aircraft. Aircraft ground looped to the right. The left…
- [Accident 19770709020749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770709020749A), Jul 9, 1977: Piper PA18105 (N221T), Alabaster, AL, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19760821023969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760821023969A), Aug 21, 1976: Piper PA18105 (N221T), AL, Substantial damage

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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