# Accident 20170610006009A: Piper PA-28-181, Hartford, CT, June 10, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2017, 12:50 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Hartford- Brainard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7389° N, 72.6481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7389&lon=-72.6481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9763K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9763K-2018-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 19 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA345) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170610006009A

## Narrative

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

FROM ^MS. SHEA'S ^STATEMENT: LANDING ON RUNWAY 20 AT KHFD AT 12:50PM ON 06/10/2016 CLEARED TO LAND RIGHT BASE FOR RUNWAY 20 SET UP STABILIZED APPROACH  UPON LANDING AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON ATTEMPT TO CORRECT FROM BOUNCE HAD A PROPELLER STRIKE THE SURFACE. RADIOED TOWER OF PROP STRIKE AND TAXIED OFF RAMP.

UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED. TWO WRINKLED AREAS TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL AS WELL AS ENGINE MOUNT TUBES WERE BENT.  IMPACT WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL FAIRING TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE WITH LARGE DENTED AREAS WITH 2-3 INCH DEPRESSIONS.

## 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 GAA17CA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA345), Jun 10, 2017: Piper PA28 (N9763K), Hartford, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.

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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