What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident that occurred on September 23, 2010, was not reported to this FSDO until October 6, 2010 at which time it was initially classified as an incident. It wasn't until a hard landing inspection was performed that the structural damage to the wings was found. Do to the substantial damage discovered it was reclassified as an accident on October 26, 2010.the following is a narrative of the incident/accident which occurred on September 23, 2010:at approximately 1430 EDT aircraft N56196, Piper pa 34-200, encountered a hard landing at Northampton airport (7B2) while landing on runway 32. The certificated commercial pilot was uninjured. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91 and originated from dillant-hopkins airport (een) keene NH. Weather was visual meteorological conditions, temperature 26 degrees celsius with winds calm. Inspection of the aircraft revealed that the left propeller had struck the pavement bending both tips rearward approximately three inches from the tip and the nose wheel tube had ruptured on impact. Additional structural damage was discovered to both wings during the hard landing inspection. The left lower wing skin forward of the landing gear, from the wing root to just outboard of the landing gear was wrinkled indicating adverse loads to the left wing main spar. This same type damage was also noted on the lower right wing just forward and inboard of the right main gear. Wing skin damage was also found aft and outboard of the right gear indicating aft spar damage.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2010, WAS NOT REPORTED TO THIS FSDO UNTIL OCTOBER 6, 2010 AT WHICH TIME IT WAS INITIALLY CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT. IT WASN'T UNTIL A HARD LANDING INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED THAT THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS WAS FOUND. DO TO THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DISCOVERED IT WAS RECLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT ON OCTOBER 26, 2010.THE FOLLOWING IS A NARRATIVE OF THE INCIDENT/ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2010:AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 EDT AIRCRAFT N56196, PIPER PA 34-200, ENCOUNTERED A HARD LANDING AT NORTHAMPTON AIRPORT (7B2) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 32. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AND ORIGINATED FROM DILLANT-HOPKINS AIRPORT (EEN) KEENE NH. WEATHER WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, TEMPERATURE 26 DEGREES CELSIUS WITH WINDS CALM. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE LEFT PROPELLER HAD STRUCK THE PAVEMENT BENDING BOTH TIPS REARWARD APPROXIMATELY THREE INCHES FROM THE TIP AND THE NOSE WHEEL TUBE HAD RUPTURED ON IMPACT. ADDITIONAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED TO BOTH WINGS DURING THE HARD LANDING INSPECTION. THE LEFT LOWER WING SKIN FORWARD OF THE LANDING GEAR, FROM THE WING ROOT TO JUST OUTBOARD OF THE LANDING GEAR WAS WRINKLED INDICATING ADVERSE LOADS TO THE LEFT WING MAIN SPAR. THIS SAME TYPE DAMAGE WAS ALSO NOTED ON THE LOWER RIGHT WING JUST FORWARD AND INBOARD OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. WING SKIN DAMAGE WAS ALSO FOUND AFT AND OUTBOARD OF THE RIGHT GEAR INDICATING AFT SPAR DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.