# Accident 20040425009769A: Piper PA28R200, Franklin, CA, April 25, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2004, 12:00 local time
- Place: Franklin, CA
- Airport: Franklin Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3047° N, 121.4294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3047&lon=-121.4294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169JP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169JP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 394 total, 32 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040425009769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS AT THE FRANKLIN AIRPORT IN PREPARATION FOR A FLIGHT CHECK. DURING THE APPROACH, THE AIRSPEED WAS SLOW WHICH IN TURN RESULTED IN A SINK RATE HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED. THE PILOT FLARED THE AIRPLANE BUT WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE SINK. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY HARD WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE GEAR AND THE WING STRUCTURE.

## 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 LAX04CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA215), Apr 25, 2004: Piper PA-28R-200 (N169JP), Galt, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot under instruction's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed on final and misjudged flare, which resulted in stall/mush and hard landing. The certified flight instructor's inadequate…

## Other reports on N169JP (1)

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

- [Incident 20050428010979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050428010979I), Apr 28, 2005: Piper PA28R200 (N169JP), Livermore, CA. (-23) During level flight, 7000 MSL, amp meter was reading 0, recycled alternator and amp meter returned to normal indication. Few minutes later medium size…

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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