# Accident 20180514005369A: Piper PA-32R-301, Cape Carteret, NC, May 14, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2018, 12:17 local time
- Place: Cape Carteret, NC
- Airport: Star Hill Golf Club
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7053° N, 77.0511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7053&lon=-77.0511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25WE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (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-32R-301
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180514005369A

## Narrative

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

N25WE APPROACHED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 24 AT 60NC. THE AIRCRAFT CAME OVER THE OBSTACLE AND TOUCHED DOWN JUST 60 FEET BEYOND THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD ON A RUNWAY OF 2800 FEET LONG. THE TRICYCLE, RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN RIGHT WHEEL FIRST, LEFT WHEEL WITHIN 6 FEET AND THE NOSE WHEEL AND PROP STRIKING THE GROUND 21 FEET FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY. ALL THREE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS BELLY TO A STOP 300 FEET FROM TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 GAA18CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA281), May 14, 2018: Piper PA 32R (N25WE), Cape Carteret, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s steep approach, which resulted in a hard landing and the collapse of the landing gear during touchdown.

## Other reports on N25WE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20190425003389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190425003389I), Apr 25, 2019: Piper PA-32R-301 (N25WE), Sanford, NC, Minor damage. During the pre flight of the aircraft the pilot noted that the gear position indicator lights were dim. He departed from kbuy and flew to ktta. During his…

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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