What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 08/08/20 at 11:05 local, a Piper PA-28R, N4946S, experienced a hard landing on runway 17L at Centennial Airport (apa), Centennial, Colorado. There were two individuals on board and no injuries were sustained. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The weather was VMC at the time.
The conditions at the time of accident:
VMC
8 Mph nnw wind (quartering tailwind)
Field elevation 5,182
Hg 24.31
Dew point 18 degrees
Temperature 72 degrees
Estimated density altitude 15,984 feet
As the FAA filed it
ON 08/08/20 AT 11:05 LOCAL, A PIPER PA-28R, N4946S, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 17L AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (APA), CENTENNIAL, COLORADO. THERE WERE TWO INDIVIDUALS ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AT THE TIME.
THE CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT:
VMC
8 MPH NNW WIND (QUARTERING TAILWIND)
FIELD ELEVATION 5,182
HG 24.31
DEW POINT 18 DEGREES
TEMPERATURE 72 DEGREES
ESTIMATED DENSITY ALTITUDE 15,984 FEET
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.