# Accident 20200808013879A: Piper PA-28R-200, Centennial, CO, August 8, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2020, 11:00 local time
- Place: Centennial, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5744° N, 104.8522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5744&lon=-104.8522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4964S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4964S-2022-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,428 total, 140 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200808013879A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CEN20CA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA332), Aug 8, 2020: Piper PA28R (N4964S), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor did not maintain a proper approach path and landing flare during a landing with a tailwind, which resulted in a hard landing and damaged landing gear. During the subsequent…

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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