# Accident 20120721013819A: Piper PA-30, Yelm, WA, July 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2012, 19:00 local time
- Place: Yelm, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9247° N, 122.5528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9247&lon=-122.5528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8574Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8574Y-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,051 total, 774 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120721013819A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CUT POWER TOO SOON AND DROPPED IN FROM APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, HAD TO COME IN TO LAND OVER TALL TREES AND GET DOWN TO RUNWAY QUICKLY DUE TO LENGTH OF RUNWAY.  NOSE GEAR AND RT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, RT MAIN WHEEL BROKE OFF AND HIT STAB, BOTH PROPS DAMAGED, LT WING SPAR BENT BETWEEN ENG NACELLE AND TIP.

## 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 WPR12CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA320), Jul 22, 2012: Piper PA-30 (N8574Y), Yelm, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed on approach and his inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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