# Accident 20170507008719A: Piper PA-28R-200, Frankfort, KY, May 7, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2017, 11:55 local time
- Place: Frankfort, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1819° N, 84.9064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1819&lon=-84.9064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33006, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 282 total, 50 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170507008719A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED HARD AT FFT RWY 25, MISHAP AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, PILOT LOSS CONTROL, AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON AN EMBANKMENT LEFT OF RWY 25 FACING 180 DEGREES FROM INITIAL LANDING DIRECTION. LEFT AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE LOSS OF CONTROL ACCIDENT.

## 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 GAA17CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA263), May 7, 2017: Piper PA28R (N33006), Frankfort, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting crosswind conditions.

## Other reports on N33006 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850703031399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850703031399A), Jul 3, 1985: Piper PA28R200 (N33006), New Richmond, WI, Substantial damage. Lost directional control during landing and struck a runway marker. Gusty 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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