# Accident 19990419003749A: Piper PA28140, Cleburne, TX, April 19, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1999
- Place: Cleburne, TX
- Airport: Cleburne Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3493° N, 97.3308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3493&lon=-97.3308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32458, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32458-2022-01-08) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990419003749A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LANDED HARD AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23)ON APRIL 19, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 CDT, A PIPER PA-28-140, N32458, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 15 AT CLEBURNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CLEBURNE, TEXAS.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSE GEAR AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN DESCENDED RAPIDLY AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY.  THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BENT, THE FIRE WALL BUCKLED AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BENT THE LEFT WING SPAR.

## 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 FTW99LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA118), Apr 19, 1999: Piper PA-28-140 (N32458), Cleburne, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing and his improper recovery procedures from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N32458 (2)

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

- [Accident 20201026015339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201026015339A), Oct 26, 2020: Piper PA-28-140 (N32458), Crystal Beach, TX, Substantial damage. On October 26, 2020 at around 1400 CST. Instructor pilot, experienced a power loss during takeoff at a grass strip adjacent to restaurant in Crystal Beach,…
- [Incident 19970929042929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970929042929I), Sep 29, 1997: Piper PA28140 (N32458), Mesquite, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: ran out of fuel while attempting to land at Mesquite, TX (hqz).

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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