# Accident 19970907025749A: Piper PA28140, Grant, MI, September 7, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1997, 18:00 local time
- Place: Grant, MI
- Airport: Grant Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8498° N, 87.0204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8498&lon=-87.0204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6391R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6391R) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 40 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970907025749A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED ON SOD RUNWAY. (.4)THE PILOT SAID THAT HE LINED UP ON THE RUNWAY FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 09 AND 'I WAS FOCUSING ON LANDING ON THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS GOING TO TOUCH DOWN NEAR THE APPROACH END.  I FAILED TO FLARE AT A HIGH ENOUGH ALTITUDE AND STRUCK THE GROUND VERY HARD AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR.  THE PLANE BOUNCED TWICE MORE BEFORE STALLING AND LANDING ON THE NOSE GEAR.  THE NOSE GEAR BROKE AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY.'  EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.                        (-23) PILOT FAILED TO FLARE FOR LANDING, HIT GROUND HARD, BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES AND TORE NOSE GEAR OFF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI97LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA289), Sep 7, 1997: Piper PA-28-140 (N6391R), Grant, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's fixation on the end of the runway, his failure to place the airplane in an attitude to land (flare) which resulted in a hard landing, and the pilot's failure to recover from the…

## Other reports on N6391R (1)

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

- [Incident 19780315016209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780315016209I), Mar 15, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N6391R), Ft Wayne, IN, Minor damage. Engine losing power after takeoff. Pilot unable to make airport. Airplane over-weight & out of annual.

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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