# Accident 20170604024049A: Piper PA-28-235, Big Bear, CA, June 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2017, 13:35 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2639° N, 116.8536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2639&lon=-116.8536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9238W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9238W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,048 total, 953 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA354) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170604024049A

## Narrative

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

N9238W APPROACHED RUNWAY AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, AT BIG BEAR AIRPORT. THE WINDS WERE FAIRLY STRONG. N9238W LANDED ON ITS NOSE GEAR, AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY STRIKING MULTIPLE RUNWAY LIGHTS. N9238W CAME TO REST ON THE NORTHSIDE OF RUNWAY 26 WEST OF TAXIWAY E. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. LEFT WING WAS STRUCTUALLY DAMAGED WHICH CAUSED FUEL LEAKAGE.

## 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 GAA17CA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA354), Jun 4, 2017: Piper PA28 (N9238W), Big Bear, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and a subsequent loss of directional control.

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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