# Accident 20070602011659A: Piper PA28R200, Rockport, TX, June 2, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2007, 12:30 local time
- Place: Rockport, TX
- Airport: Aransas Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0869° N, 97.0444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0869&lon=-97.0444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4977S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4977S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070602011659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 2, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA 28R, N4977S, SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE AFTER A HARD LANDING. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD THREE DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS. AFTER LANDING, THE RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED. RUNWAY MARKINGS WERE CONSISTENT FOR A PROPELLER STRIKE.

## 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 DFW07LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA158), Jun 2, 2007: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4977S), Rockport, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were the pilot's delayed actions to abort a wheels-up landing.

## Other reports on N4977S (3)

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

- [Incident 20170514021039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170514021039I), May 14, 2017: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4977S), New Braunfels, TX, Minor damage. On may 14, 2017, after doing several touch and gos on doing his final landing the pilot failed to lower the landing gear. The aircraft skidded on its belly…
- [Incident 20061215026449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061215026449I), Dec 15, 2006: Piper PA28R200 (N4977S), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On December 15, 2006, at approximately 2000 CST, a Piper PA-28R-200, N4977S, sustained minor damage when the nose gear did not come down as the pilot was…
- [Incident 19920326019339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920326019339I), Mar 26, 1992: Piper PA28R200 (N4977S), Aurora, OR, Minor damage. Rough running engine. Diverted to Aurora. Landed safely. NR3 cylinder loose and studs broken.

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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