# Accident 20060409014009A: Piper PA28181, Logansport, IN, April 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2006
- Place: Logansport, IN
- Airport: Logansport Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7111° N, 86.3747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7111&lon=-86.3747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N793MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N793MA-2020-02-03) (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: 770 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060409014009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT, PROP STRUCK RUNWAY, ENGINE MOUNT BROKE AT LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT POINT AND BENT FIREWALL. NOSE LANDING GEAR BENT BACKWARD AND CAUSED A HOLE IN BELLY.

## 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 CHI06CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA144), Apr 9, 2006: Piper PA-28-181 (N793MA), Logansport, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N793MA (2)

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

- [Accident 20170708011489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170708011489A), Jul 8, 2017: Piper PA-28-181 (N793MA), Waterford, OH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On 07/08/2017 Dr. Kalapatapu umamaheswara, a private pilot with an instrument rating (certificate number 460515667) was piloting N793MA (a Piper PA-28-181, s/n…
- [Accident 20021213035659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021213035659A), Dec 13, 2002: Piper PA28181 (N793MA), Greensburg, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) The takeoff was attempted during a heavy snow storm with approximately 1.5" of slush on rwy 36. After rotation, the aircraft skidded and directional…

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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