# Accident 20060703011909A: Piper PA28161, Jefferson City, MO, July 3, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2006, 15:00 local time
- Place: Jefferson City, MO
- Airport: Jefferson City Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5911° N, 92.1561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5911&lon=-92.1561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43060, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43060) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 700 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060703011909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT, OCCUPYING THE LEFT SEAT, WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT JEFFERSON CITY MEMORIAL AIRPORT (JEF), IN JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN THE RIGHT SEAT. ON THE SECOND LANDING, HE FLARED PREMATURELY (TOO HIGH) AND MAINTAINED A LANDING PITCH ATTITUDE WHILE ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT, OFF THE RUNWAY'S HARD SURFACE, WITH THE THROTTLE AT IDLE. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, LOWERED THE PITCH, AND ADDED POWER, WHILE CORRECTING TO THE LEFT TOWARD THE RUNWAY HARD SURFACE. DURING THE CORRECTION, STILL AIRBORNE, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK ONE HIGH INTENSITY RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RUNWAY LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LOWER LEFT FIREWALL AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT WING.

## 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 CHI06CA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA180), Jul 3, 2006: Piper PA-28-161 (N43060), Jefferson City, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual student's excessive landing flare and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in the airplane stalling. A factor to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed…

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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