# Accident 20061231030939A: Piper PA28181, Cumberland, MD, December 31, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2006, 12:00 local time
- Place: Cumberland, MD
- Airport: Greater Cumberland Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6191° N, 78.7606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6191&lon=-78.7606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N348TF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N348TF-2011-06-30) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061231030939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1200E, N348TF, A PA28, LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL APPROXIMATELY SIXTY FEET FROM THE RUNWAY 23 THRESHOLD AND SKIDDED ONTO THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT AT GREATER CUMBERLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT, MD. THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES RESPONDED AND THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR WAS REPORTED. THE BALTIMORE FSDO WAS NOTIFIED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO BE MOVED AFTER PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND FORWARDED TO THE FSDO OFFICE.

## 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 NYC07CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA053), Dec 31, 2006: Piper PA-28-181 (N348TF), Cumberland, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the airplane's distance/altitude during the landing approach.

## Other reports on N348TF (1)

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

- [Accident 20100819041529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100819041529A), Aug 19, 2010: Piper PA-28-181 (N348TF), Garrett County, MD, Substantial damage. Aircraft N348TF coming in for a landing runway 27 at Garrett County Airport . Aircraft struck and bounced on the runway hard and collapsed the main gear.…

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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