# Accident 20100609036399A: Piper PA-34-220T, Ankeny, IA, June 9, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2010, 18:20 local time
- Place: Ankeny, IA
- Airport: Ankeny Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6911° N, 93.5664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6911&lon=-93.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104NW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104NW-2010-11-23) (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: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,168 total, 1,460 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100609036399A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT ON LANDING AT ANKENY REGIONAL AIRPORT (IKV) HE WAS UNABLE TO FLARE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD IN A NOSE LOW CONFIGURATION. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE, BUT THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN LATERAL CONTROL. THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE AIRPORT TERMINAL AND SHUT DOWN. AFTER SHUT DOWN, THE PILOT VERIFIED THAT THE CONTROL YOKE HAD NO EFFECT ON THE STABILATOR.

## 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 CEN10LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA312), Jun 9, 2010: Piper PA-34-220T (N104NW), Ankeny, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the stabilator control cable due to wear. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate maintenance inspection of the stabilator control cable.

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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