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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Pecos, TX · June 16, 2002

Date: June 16, 2002 · 22:40 local
Place: Pecos, TX
Airport: Pecos Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N675MP
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW02LA181
Reported as: Piper PA32260

N675MPRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-7200037 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot reported to this inspector that he made a steep approach and misjudged his height on flare and made a hard landing, bounced, held it off with power and then landed normal on his second attempt.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED TO THIS INSPECTOR THAT HE MADE A STEEP APPROACH AND MISJUDGED HIS HEIGHT ON FLARE AND MADE A HARD LANDING, BOUNCED, HELD IT OFF WITH POWER AND THEN LANDED NORMAL ON HIS SECOND ATTEMPT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW02LA181Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPecos, TXThe pilot misjudged the landing flare resulting in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the dark night conditions.Jun 17, 2002 · Substantial damage