# Accident 20000704005669A: Piper PA28140, Greenville, TX, July 4, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2000, 14:35 local time
- Place: Greenville, TX
- Airport: Majors
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1091° N, 96.1004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1091&lon=-96.1004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1709T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1709T-2002-10-08) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000704005669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 7/4/00 AT 1408C ROBERT C. WILLIAMSON MADE A HARD LANDING AT GREENVILLE, TX, MAJORS FIELD. THE PA28-140, N1709T, NOSE AND MAIN GEAR WERE SHEARED OFF, FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED AND THE LEFT WING UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES WERE WRINKLED. MR. WILLIAMSON STATD THAT AT 20-30 DEGREES OVER THE NUMBERS AND LANDING THE NOSE OF THE PA-28 SUDDENLY PITCHED DONW, HE APPLIED POWER AND PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE.

## 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 FTW00LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA193), Jul 4, 2000: Piper PA-28-140 (N1709T), Greenville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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