# Accident 20100326033069A: Piper PA-34-220T, Sedona, AZ, March 26, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2010, 16:30 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Sedona
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8486° N, 111.7886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8486&lon=-111.7886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N110RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N110RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-220T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 55 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100326033069A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN LANDED FOR LUNCH AND LEFT MASTER SWITCH ON.  AIRCRAFT WAS STARTED USING AUX POWER.  AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR DID NOT FULLY RETRACT AND AIRMAN DECIDED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT.  ON TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD RIGHT SIDE LOW.  RIGHT HAND GEAR DAMAGED RESULTING IN PROP STRIKE AND WING DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR10LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA240), Mar 26, 2010: Piper PA-34-220T (N110RV), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare in tailwind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N110RV (1)

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

- [Incident 20180928016309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180928016309I), Sep 28, 2018: Piper PA-34-220T (N110RV), Lawton, OK, Minor damage. After touching down on runway 17 at Lawton, the aircraft started to veer uncontrollably to the left due to a flat left tire. The pilot tried to control the…

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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