# Accident 20200331003969A: Piper PA-28-235, Millard, NE, March 31, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2020, 18:44 local time
- Place: Millard, NE
- Airport: Millard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1986° N, 96.1147° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1986&lon=-96.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9468W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9468W-2020-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200331003969A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT DOING A CROSS COUNTRY. PILOT  DEPARTED FROM MILLARD, NE (MLE) AIRPORT FLEW TO COLUMBUS, NE (OLU) AND BACK TO MLE. WHILE LANDING AT MLE ON RWY 12, WINDS AT 180 AT 6 KNOTS WITH VARIABLE GUSTS, PILOT LANDED FLAT ON ALL THREE GEAR. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND CAME BACK DOWN ON THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE WHEEL, AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CORRECTIONS. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, THROUGH A 8-10 FOOT DROP OFF/VALLEY WHERE THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE AND NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST SHORTLY AFTER THAT.

## 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 CEN20CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA137), Mar 31, 2020: Piper PA-28-235C (N9468W), Omaha, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, subsequent loss of directional control, and the airplane going down an embankment.

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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