20110514012879A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Grand Forks, ND · May 14, 2011

Date
May 14, 2011 · 15:36 local
Place
Grand Forks, ND
Airport
Grand Forks International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
OG5S
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N204ND
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11LA390
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-201
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,505 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Left landing gear strut failed on hard landing touchdown on runway.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT FAILED ON HARD LANDING TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N204ND · 1

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