# Accident 20070530012149A: Piper PA32300, Columbia, SC, May 30, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2007, 17:10 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FFKA
- Location: 33.9364° N, 81.1183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9364&lon=-81.1183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87619, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87619-2017-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070530012149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TOUCHDOWN, NOSE FORK FAILED. PROP STRIKE OCCURRED, NOSE RAISED AND TAIL SECTION STRUCK RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO LAST BULKHEAD AND LOWER SKIN. NOSE GEAR FORK IS BEING INSPECTED BY NTSB. RECEIVED CALL FROM NTSB STATING THAT THE FORK BROKE DUE TO A HARD LANDING.

## 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 ATL07LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA086), May 30, 2007: Piper PA-32-300 (N87619), Columbia, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, resulting 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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