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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Deland, FL · January 12, 2015

Date: January 12, 2015 · 15:45 local
Place: Deland, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5033S
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA15CA116
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 316 total70 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N5033SRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-35762 · Built 1970 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The pilot was on an instrument approach into Deland. Did not make the first attempt for landing. Circled the airport in IFR conditions and tried 4 other times to land. Finally landed very hard and damaged the wing from the landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH INTO DELAND. DID NOT MAKE THE FIRST ATTEMPT FOR LANDING. CIRCLED THE AIRPORT IN IFR CONDITIONS AND TRIED 4 OTHER TIMES TO LAND. FINALLY LANDED VERY HARD AND DAMAGED THE WING FROM THE LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ERA15CA116Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDeland, FLThe pilot's inadequate preflight weather planning and decision to land in an area with known convective wind gusts, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent hard landing.Jan 12, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5033S · 3

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

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