# Accident 20040507009369A: Piper PA28181, Many, LA, May 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2004
- Place: Many, LA
- Airport: Hart Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5444° N, 93.4867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5444&lon=-93.4867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21131, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21131) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 250 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040507009369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 1800 THE PILOT OF N21131 MADE A HARD, DOWN WIND LANDING. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHING DOWN APPROXIMATELY 620 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 30. THE HARD LANDING RESULTED IN THE COLLAPSE AND SHEARING OFF OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE ON ITS NOSE FOR 520 FEET. FAILURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY 12 FEET FROM THE INITIAL NOSE WHEEL CONTACT AREA AND ALSO CAUSING THE ENGINE SUPPORT AND FIREWALL TO BUCKLE.

## 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 FTW04LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA135), May 7, 2004: Piper PA-28-181 (N21131), Many, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper touchdown 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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