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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Willmar, MN · June 26, 2005

Date
June 26, 2005 · 15:45 local
Place
Willmar, MN
Airport
Willmar Municipal-John L Rice Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9027F
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI05CA174
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
153 total153 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft made a hard landing due to pilot not maintaining proper approach speed. Aircraft experienced a hard landing causing the nose gear to fold under thus allowing the propeller to make contact with the surface of the grass runway. Aircraft veered off of the right side of runway into a bean field.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING DUE TO PILOT NOT MAINTAINING PROPER APPROACH SPEED. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO FOLD UNDER THUS ALLOWING THE PROPELLER TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GRASS RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO A BEAN FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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