# Incident 20221014016189I: Piper PA-28-180, Montgomery, AL, October 14, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2022, 15:00 local time
- Place: Montgomery, AL
- Airport: Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Fiel
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3000° N, 86.3843° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3000&lon=-86.3843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11NT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11NT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,570 total, 47 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221014016189I

## Narrative

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

FIXED WING STUDENT PILOT WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28

AT MGM (MONTGOMERY, AL) AIRPORT.  UPON FLARING TO LAND, THE ARICRAFT BALLOONED.  AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE PROPELLER TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA23LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA029), Oct 14, 2022: Piper PA-28 (N11NT), Montgomery, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N11NT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20240518012559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240518012559A), May 18, 2024: Piper PA-28-180 (N11NT), Dell City, TX, Substantial damage. On may 18, 2024, at approximately 1046 MDT, a Piper PA28 single-engine land aircraft (asel) was involved in an accident near Dell City, TX. The pilot was…

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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