# Accident 20170715011559A: Piper PA-32-300, Marion, IA, July 15, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2017, 16:00 local time
- Place: Marion, IA
- Airport: Marion
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0311° N, 91.5319° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0311&lon=-91.5319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31841, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31841) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,412 total, 31 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA422) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170715011559A

## Narrative

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

EYEWITNESS REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCE TWO POSSIBLE THREE TIMES DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT, RUNWAY 17. GROUND STRIKE EVIDENCE INDICATES PROPELLER STRIKES, UNKNOWN GOUGES, AND DRAG MARKS BEGINNING AT MIDFIELD AND CONTINUING FOR 637 FEET ENDING IN THE TURF WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. A DEBRIS FIELD CONTAINING PIECES OF THE NOSE WHEEL BEAD SEAT, END CAPS, THRU BOLT, BEARING COVERS, FIBERGLASS, AND NOSE WHEEL COVER WAS LOCATED AT MID-FIELD. AIRCRAFT EVALUATION REVEALED SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE SIDE LOAD FORWARD OF THE COCKPIT RESULTING IN SKIN DAMAGE, SHEARED RIVET, BREAKAGE OF THE ENGINE MOUNT AND NOSE GEAR FORK, LOSS OF THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND PROPELLER DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA17CA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA422), Jul 15, 2017: Piper PA32 (N31841), Marion, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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