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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Monroe, WA · August 28, 2012

Date: August 28, 2012 · 13:00 local
Place: Monroe, WA
Airport: Firstair Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: MOMA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4922T
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12LA377
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,375 total112 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N4922TRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7235159 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 8/28/2012, Piper PA-28R-200 aircraft, N4922T, sustained substantial structural damage resulting from a hard landing at Firstair Field (W16), Monroe, WA. Flight instructor and commercial pilot student departed everett/snohomish county (pae), everett, WA for a training flight to conduct airwork maneuvers and landing practice in preparation for the student's commercial pilot practical re-test. After completing the airwork, N4299T flew to W16 to practice short field landings. The student entered the traffic pattern for rwy 07 and configured the airplane for a short field landing. The student crossed the runway numbers high, initiated a landing flare at 4' to 6', and rapidly reduced the power to idle. The aircraft landed hard and the student brought it to a full stop on the runway. Flight instructor and commercial pilot student departed W16 on runway 25 to return to pae. On climbout the landing gear would not retract. The flight continued to pae and landed without incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON 8/28/2012, PIPER PA-28R-200 AIRCRAFT, N4922T, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE RESULTING FROM A HARD LANDING AT FIRSTAIR FIELD (W16), MONROE, WA. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND COMMERCIAL PILOT STUDENT DEPARTED EVERETT/SNOHOMISH COUNTY (PAE), EVERETT, WA FOR A TRAINING FLIGHT TO CONDUCT AIRWORK MANEUVERS AND LANDING PRACTICE IN PREPARATION FOR THE STUDENT'S COMMERCIAL PILOT PRACTICAL RE-TEST.AFTER COMPLETING THE AIRWORK, N4299T FLEW TO W16 TO PRACTICE SHORT FIELD LANDINGS. THE STUDENT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RWY 07 AND CONFIGURED THE AIRPLANE FOR A SHORT FIELD LANDING.THE STUDENT CROSSED THE RUNWAY NUMBERS HIGH, INITIATED A LANDING FLARE AT 4' TO 6', AND RAPIDLY REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND THE STUDENT BROUGHT IT TO A FULL STOP ON THE RUNWAY. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND COMMERCIAL PILOT STUDENT DEPARTED W16 ON RUNWAY 25 TO RETURN TO PAE. ON CLIMBOUT THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO PAE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR12LA377Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEverett, WAA hard landing likely made by the private pilot on a solo flight that preceded the dual instructional flight during which the wing damage became obvious.Aug 28, 2012 · Substantial damage