# Accident 20101023049569A: Piper PA-28R-200, Cambridge, MD, October 23, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2010, 14:00 local time
- Place: Cambridge, MD
- Airport: Cambridge-Dorchester
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 38.5394° N, 76.0303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5394&lon=-76.0303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56101, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,841 total, 149 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101023049569A

## Narrative

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

PILOT GIVING INSTRUCTION TO A CFI STUDENT LANDED HARD.  LEFT MAIN GEAR DAMAGED LEFT WING DURING TOUCHDOWN.  CREATED VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE TOP OF THE LEFT WING.

## 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 ERA11CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA052), Oct 23, 2010: Piper PA-28R-200 (N56101), Cambridge, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The commercial pilot’s inadequate flare during landing and the certificated flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N56101 (1)

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

- [Incident 20150622010599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150622010599I), Jun 22, 2015: Piper PA-28R-200 (N56101), Cambridge, MD, Minor damage. Pilot was doing touch and goes on rwy 34 at cge. On the third attempt the pilot failed to extend the landing gear.

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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