# Accident 20020928026739A: Piper PA28161, Spokane, WA, September 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2002, 15:25 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Spokane International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 47.6186° N, 117.5400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6186&lon=-117.5400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N132ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N132ND-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020928026739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING FLIGHT TRAINING, AIRCRAFT MADE HARD LANDING WHEN STUDENT ALLOWED AIRSPEED TO DECAY WHILE ABOUT 10 FEET IN AIR. A/C LANDED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FIRST, THEN NOSE WHEEL. POST LANDING INSPECTION DETERMINED DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR STRUT. A/C GROUNDED PENDING INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

## 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 SEA02LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA186), Sep 28, 2002: Piper PA-28-161 (N132ND), Spokane, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delay of the remedial action necessary to correct for the student pilot's error during the landing flare. Factors include the student pilot's misjudgment of the aircraft's…

## Other reports on N132ND (2)

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

- [Incident 20110404004769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110404004769I), Apr 4, 2011: Piper PA-28-161 (N132ND), Rockaway Beach, NY, Minor damage. Jason maloney departed republic airport in farmingdale, NY and flew westbound along the south shore line. Approximately 14 miles east of john f. kennedy…
- [Incident 19940526032229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940526032229I), May 26, 1994: Piper PA28161 (N132ND), Grand Forks, ND. Ran off side of runway 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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