# Accident 20181026020869A: Piper PA-28-140, Tamiami, FL, October 26, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2018, 11:20 local time
- Place: Tamiami, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6492° N, 80.4292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6492&lon=-80.4292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15888, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15888) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (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-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 114 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181026020869A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON A SOLO STUDENT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE AIRMAN EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AND RUNWAY EXCURSION AT THE TMB AIRPORT.

## 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 GAA19CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA040), Oct 26, 2018: Piper PA28 (N15888), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N15888 (1)

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

- [Incident 20191017020179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191017020179I), Oct 17, 2019: Piper PA-28-140 (N15888), Tamiami, FL, Minor damage. On October 17, 2019, [privacy data omitted] crash landed on the runway at the Miami Executive Airport (tmb) while carrying a passenger, and while only having a…

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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