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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Knox, IN · March 21, 2018

Date
March 21, 2018 · 17:55 local
Place
Knox, IN
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6785P
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA195
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total15 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student instruction for aircraft owner. On about the 10th landing, the airplane ballooned and landed hard. The left wing was bent downward at about the halfway point.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT INSTRUCTION FOR AIRCRAFT OWNER. ON ABOUT THE 10TH LANDING, THE AIRPLANE BALLOONED AND LANDED HARD. THE LEFT WING WAS BENT DOWNWARD AT ABOUT THE HALFWAY POINT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N6785P · 1

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