# Accident 20120619011339A: Piper PA-28-161, Lake Wales, FL, June 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2012, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Airport: Lake Wales Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8894° N, 81.6189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8894&lon=-81.6189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N373CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N373CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D3G (registry code 42156, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d3g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,404 total, 494 in this make and model, 420 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA407) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120619011339A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED HARD LANDING.  NO INJURIES TO EITHER CREW; SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME.AIRCRAFT WAS ON THIRD CIRCUIT OF PATTERN AT X07 RUNWAY 6.  CREW STATED AIRCRAFT WAS RESPONDING NORMALLY TO CONTROL AND THROTTLE INPUTS.  PIC COPIED WINDS OF 070-10G17.  STUDENT WAS PERFORMING SHORT-FIELD LANDING; INTENDED TOUCHDOWN POINT WAS THE NUMBERS.  PIC STATED DESIRED FINAL APPROACH SPEED WAS 55-60 KIAS, WITH FLAPS 40 DEG.  PIC STATED THAT AT BETWEEN 25-35 FT AGL, STUDENT RETARDED POWER TO IDLE, AND AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SINK.  POWER WAS RE-APPLIED, BUT AIRCRAFT SETTLED HARD BEFORE SUFFICIENT THRUST COULD DEVELOP.   NO INJURIES TO EITHER CREWMEMBER.  VISIBLE DAMAGE INCLUDES ENGINE MOUNT, FIREWALL, NOSE STRUT AND PROPELLER.

## 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 ERA12CA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA407), Jun 19, 2012: Piper PA-28-161 (N373CA), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the student pilot’s power management, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's premature power…

## Other reports on N373CA (2)

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

- [Incident 20240702006259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240702006259I), Jul 2, 2024: Piper PA-28-161 (N373CA), Merritt Island, FL, Minor damage. On 07/02/2024 at 1300 EST aircraft was landing on rwy 11 at kcoi when the pilot landed long which resulted in the aircraft running off the runway and coming to…
- [Incident 20171230023919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171230023919I), Dec 30, 2017: Piper PA-28-161 (N373CA), Merritt Island, FL, Minor damage. The solo student pilot reptd the following: he landed on rwy 29 and was attempting to exit the rwy at the A2 taxiway intersection, when he "applied left rudder…

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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