# Accident 20190331002249A: Piper PA-16, Afton, WY, March 31, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2019, 11:00 local time
- Place: Afton, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7089° N, 110.9422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7089&lon=-110.9422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N676SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N676SC-2021-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 37 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190331002249A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING, PILOT LOST  CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT STRUCK SNOWBANK.

## 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 GAA19CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA184), Mar 31, 2019: Piper PA 16 (N676SC), Afton, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and loss of directional control and the airplane’s subsequent impact with a snowbank and nose-over during an attempted…

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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