# Accident 20180613007829A: Piper PA-32R-301T, Caddo Mills, TX, June 13, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2018, 18:35 local time
- Place: Caddo Mills, TX
- Airport: Caddo Mills
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0361° N, 96.2431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0361&lon=-96.2431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82303, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 52 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180613007829A

## Narrative

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

ON 6/13/19 APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 18:15 AND 18:20 CDT, N82303 A PA32R WAS APPROACHING 7F3 FROM THE NORTH, THE STUDENT PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, DECIDE TO EXECUTE A TOUCH AND GO AFTER PRACTICING PRIVATE PILOT MANEUVERS IN PREPARATION FOR HIS PRIVATE PILOT CHECKRIDE. DURING THE ROUNDOUT PHASE OF THE LANDING, PILOT HEARD THE SOUND OF THE GEAR HORN AND AROUND THE SAME TIME, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. AT THIS POINT, THE PILOT DECIDED TO ADD FULL POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ENGINE PRODUCED POWER FROM THREE TO FOUR SECONDS AND IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, IT STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND AT THIS POINT, HE DECIDED TO LOWER THE GEAR AND REALIZED HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY AND IMMEDIATELY PLANTED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GRASSY AREA LEFT OF RUNWAY 18. DUE TO THE HARD LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT EXITING THE RUNWAY FACING EAST. AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT MAIN, LEFT FLAPS, PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING. THE NOSE GEAR WAS TRANSITIONING FROM THE RETRACTED POSITION TO THE EXTENDED POSITION. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS EXTENDED. NO INJURIES TO PILOT WERE REPORTED. WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT REPORTED FROM THE 170 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS (KGVT) STUDENT PILOT AND AIRCRAFT OWNER RECEIVED APPROPRIATE ENDORSEMENTS FROM CFI TO OPERATE A HIGH PERFORMANCE/COMPLEX AIRPLANE

## 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 GAA18CA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA346), Jun 13, 2018: Piper PA32R (N82303), Caddo Mills, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing and to follow the Before Landing checklist, which resulted in an attempted go-around and subsequent hard landing.

## Other reports on N82303 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970923033359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970923033359I), Sep 23, 1997: Piper PA32R301T (N82303), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot experienced electrical malfunction and was unsure of gear position prior to landing. Aborted landing when he heard the step strike the runway.…

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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