# Accident 20140522012219A: Fairchild(Howard) M-62C(PT-23A), Petersburg, VA, May 22, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2014, 19:30 local time
- Place: Petersburg, VA
- Airport: Dinwiddie County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2000° N, 77.5056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2000&lon=-77.5056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60418, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60418-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62C(PT-23A) (registry code 3371630, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62c-pt-23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD(HOWARD) M-62C(PT-23A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 60 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140522012219A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING DURING GUSTY WINDS ON APPROACH AND LANDING.

## 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 ERA14CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA320), May 22, 2014: Fairchild M 62C(PT-23A) (N60418), Petersburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing attempt. Contributing to the accident was the changing wind conditions.

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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