# Accident 20240612007599A: Piper PA-32R-300, Selma, AL, June 12, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2024, 08:35 local time
- Place: Selma, AL
- Airport: Craig Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3439° N, 86.9878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3439&lon=-86.9878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62LP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62LP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D (registry code 41598, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1g5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240612007599A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDICTING A CROSSWIND LANDING AT SELMA AIRPORT (SEM) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ONTO THE RUNWAY WITH A DRIFT COMPONANT.  MOMENTS  LATER,  AS THE TOUCHDOWN  ROLL OUT BEGAN, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 ERA24LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA259), Jun 12, 2024: Piper PA-32R-300 (N62LP), Selma, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent landing gear collapse.

## Other reports on N62LP (1)

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

- [Incident 20171017020079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171017020079I), Oct 17, 2017: Piper PA-32R-300 (N62LP), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. - On October 17, 2017 at 1807 CDT, the pilot of aircraft N62LP departed kmle for kahq. No passengers were on board. - The purpose of the flight was 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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