# Accident 20170729012669A: Piper PA-28-236, St Joseph, IL, July 29, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2017, 21:15 local time
- Place: St Joseph, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0650° N, 88.0253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0650&lon=-88.0253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2204B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2204B-2018-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-236
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,380 total, 2,079 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA452) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170729012669A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT AND THREE OTHER PASSENGERS WERE HEADING BACK FROM THE EAA OSHKOSH AIRSHOW WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPIRENCED A HARD LANDING AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT ROUTH FIELD. AFTER HARD LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND EXITED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY COMING TO REST IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE CONSISTING OF BROKEN FIXED NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY AND BENT RIGHT WING.

## 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 GAA17CA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA452), Jul 30, 2017: Piper PA28 (N2204B), St. Joseph, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in the nose landing gear collapsing and 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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