# Accident 20120608010829A: Fairchild 24R-40, Smyrna, TN, June 8, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2012, 14:35 local time
- Place: Smyrna, TN
- Airport: Smyrna Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0011° N, 86.5108° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0011&lon=-86.5108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N232E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N232E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild 24R-40 (registry code 3370508, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24r-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 24R-40
- Reported engine: FAIRCHILD 6-440 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 988 total, 30 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA415) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120608010829A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED AIRCRAFT N232E S/N R40-425 ON 6/8/12 FROM MQY TO MQY.  AT 1435 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 32, AND PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  RT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF AND PROP STRUCK THE GROUND AND BROKE ONE PROP  BLADE.   SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.  ONLY PILOT ON BOARD, NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA12CA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA415), Jun 8, 2012: Fairchild 24R-40 (N232E), Smyrna, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N232E (1)

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

- [Accident 20040619011809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040619011809A), Jun 19, 2004: Frchld 24R40 (N232E), Lincoln, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he was trying to land in a full stall or three point landing. He had bought the plane the day before and had done only wheel landings…

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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