# Accident 20050626012689A: Piper PA28151, Willmar, MN, June 26, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2005, 15:45 local time
- Place: Willmar, MN
- Airport: Willmar Municipal-John L Rice Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1156° N, 95.0889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1156&lon=-95.0889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9027F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9027F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 153 total, 153 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050626012689A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI05CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA174), Jun 26, 2005: Piper PA-28-151 (N9027F), Willmar, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare 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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