# Accident 20100824042051A: Piper PA-28-180, Sequim, WA, August 24, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2010, 16:12 local time
- Place: Sequim, WA
- Airport: Diamond Point Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0903° N, 122.9244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0903&lon=-122.9244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5101L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5101L-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 133 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA427) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100824042051A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AT DIAMOND POINT AIRSTRIP.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY AND MADE CONTACT WITH AN EMBANKMENT.  THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND STRUCK AN AIRCRAFT HOLDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR10LA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA427), Aug 24, 2010: Piper PA-28-180 (N5101L), Sequim, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper approach path and his delayed corrective actions, which resulted in an undershoot. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's distraction from other…

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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