# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-200: Hard landing

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA23LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA144.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Slaughters, KY · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 2, 2023 · N9420N · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to secure the fuel strainer bowl with safety wire, which resulted in the fuel strainer bowl leaking and starving the engine of fuel. Also causal was the obstruction of two fuel injector nozzles.
- [NTSB ERA22LA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA435.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Clearwater, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 26, 2022 · N1434T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB CEN20CA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA332.md): Piper PA28R · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Aug 8, 2020 · N4964S · Substantial damage
  > 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 landing with damaged landing gear, the flight instructor lost…
- [NTSB GAA18CA589](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA589.md): Piper PA28R · Camarillo, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 23, 2018 · N9368N · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA263.md): Piper PA28R · Frankfort, KY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 7, 2017 · N33006 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA16CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA236.md): Piper PA 28R · Lee's Summit, MO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 12, 2016 · N228NC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper pitch control after the landing flare, resulting in an aerodynamic stall, hard landing, and consequent substantial left wing damage.
- [NTSB ERA15CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA116.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Deland, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 12, 2015 · N5033S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight weather planning and decision to land in an area with known convective wind gusts, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN12CA671](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA671.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Goldsby, OK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 29, 2012 · N7602C · Substantial damage
  > The commercial pilot did not attain the proper touchdown point during the landing, which resulted in a premature touchdown and an impact with the edge of the runway surface.
- [NTSB ERA12CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA242.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · New Smyrna, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 18, 2012 · N15764 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action.
- [NTSB ERA11CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA052.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Cambridge, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 23, 2010 · N56101 · Substantial damage
  > The commercial pilot’s inadequate flare during landing and the certificated flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN10CA522](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA522.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Berrien Springs, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 6, 2010 · N404SE · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR10CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA086.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Nogales, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 3, 2009 · N2085T · Substantial damage
  > The student's improper landing flare and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action.
- [NTSB CHI08LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA171.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Watseka, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 2008 · N6144J · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB DFW08CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA077.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · San Antonio, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 5, 2008 · N41517 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102811')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '092' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence?model=7102811

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