# Accident 20180917013779A: Piper PA-22-135, Hillsdale, MI, September 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2018, 17:15 local time
- Place: Hillsdale, MI
- Airport: Hillsdale Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9217° N, 84.5878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9217&lon=-84.5878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3544A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3544A-2021-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA560](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA560) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180917013779A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT ON HIS SECOND LANDING  ATTEMPT AT JMY, RUNWAY 10, HE  FLARED TO HIGH, LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL. THE NOSE GEAR BROKE ON IMPACT, SLID OFF THE RUNWAY, RH SIDE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE GRASS, IT FLIPPED OVER. MINOR INJURY TO THE PILOT. PASSENGER HAD NO INJURIES. PILOT AND PASSENGER REMOVED WRECKAGE FROM SCENE AND PLACED IN T HANGAR.

## 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 GAA18CA560](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA560), Sep 17, 2018: Piper PA22 (N3544A), Hillsdale, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the landing flare, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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