# Accident 20221011019999A: Piper PA-28-160, Morristown, TN, October 11, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2022, 10:40 local time
- Place: Morristown, TN
- Airport: Moore-Murrell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1792° N, 83.3755° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1792&lon=-83.3755&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5654W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5654W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (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-28-160
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221011019999A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT OF^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^DEPARTED KGKT FOR A SOLO FLIGHT TO DESTINATION KMOR AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 23. PILOT STATED HE SETUP TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT 65/70 MPH AND TOUCHED DOWN HARDER THAN INTENDED.  PILOT ALSO STATED HE BELIEVES THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON ALL 3 LANDING GEAR AND THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT PORPOISE.  HARD LANDING CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR (NLG) TIRE TO BLOW OUT AND THE NLG STRUT TO COLLAPSE. THE PILOT REACTED TO THE NLG TIRE BLOW OUT BY APPLYING AIRCRAFT BRAKES AND DUMPING THE FLAPS. THESE CONDITIONS CAUSED A PROPELLER STRIKE TO OCCUR. THE FOLLOWING AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED: BOTH PROPELLER BLADE TIPS BENT, ONE BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT TUBE (RIGHT SIDE), ONE BENT ENGINE MOUNT TUBE (RIGHT SIDE), BLOWN NLG TIRE, NLG STRUT COLLAPSED, NLG FAIRING CRUSHED. NO EVIDENCE OF AIRCRAFT FIRE AND NO PHYSICAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR OTHER PEOPLE.  AIRCRAFT ANNUAL INSPECTION LAST COMPLETED 02/02/2022.

## 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 ERA23LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA016), Oct 11, 2022: Piper PA-28 (N5654W), Morristown, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The solo student pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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