# Accident 20080929848469A: Piper PA31350, Fresno, CA, September 29, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2008, 08:53 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Yosemite International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 36.7761° N, 119.7181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7761&lon=-119.7181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27996, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27996-2009-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,362 total, 1,394 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080929848469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HARD LANDING MADE AT FAT BENT SPARS, BUCKLED SKIN OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR09LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA014), Sep 29, 2008: Piper PA-31-350 (N27996), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged the 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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