# Accident 20120318004019A: Piper PA-28R-200, Edgewater, FL, March 18, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Edgewater, FL
- Airport: Massey Air
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Location: 28.9789° N, 80.9250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9789&lon=-80.9250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15764, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15764) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 31,600 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120318004019A

## Narrative

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

POWER OFF 180 DEGREE ACCURACY LANDING PERFORMED, HARD LANDING OCCURED, SKIN WRINKLING ON R/H WING, LANDING GEAR DAMAGED, FLAP DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA12CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA242), Mar 18, 2012: Piper PA-28R-200 (N15764), New Smyrna, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action.

## Other reports on N15764 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780121017579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780121017579A), Jan 21, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N15764), South Bend, IN, Substantial damage

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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