# Accident 20020616012829A: Piper PA32260, Pecos, TX, June 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2002, 22:40 local time
- Place: Pecos, TX
- Airport: Pecos Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3822° N, 103.5106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3822&lon=-103.5106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N675MP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N675MP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020616012829A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW02LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA181), Jun 17, 2002: Piper PA-32-260 (N675MP), Pecos, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged the landing flare resulting in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the dark night conditions.

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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