# Accident 20180901024329A: Piper PA-28-161, Cypress, TX, September 1, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2018, 10:30 local time
- Place: Cypress, TX
- Airport: Weiser Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9353° N, 95.6403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9353&lon=-95.6403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N212NA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N212NA-2019-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA551](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA551) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180901024329A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING FINAL APPROACHE HE LANDED SHORT OF RUNDWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING IMPACT TO THE GROUND. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 GAA18CA551](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA551), Sep 1, 2018: Piper PA28 (N212NA), Cypress, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper approach path after the airplane encountered turbulence, which resulted in the airplane landing hard short of 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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