- Date
- September 17, 1992, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Middle Bass, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7427JPiper PA-28R-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920917037099A
- Case key
- 11853
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Probable cause
Inadequate flare which resulted in a hard landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
On the pilot's second attempt to land on runway 27, the airplane touched down hard collapsing the landing gear. According to a witness, the airplane circled the airfield once, and on the second attempt the airplane 'appeared somewhat slow.' The pilot stated that his approach speed was 70 mph, and that there was no mechanical malfunction. He stated that the accident could have been prevented if he had more practice in soft and short field landings.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7427J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-30771
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-B1E, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Hageman
- Registered owner
- John J Hageman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000 · 130 hours before
- Departed
- BKL · Cleveland, OH
- Airport
- OH09 · Middle Bass, runway 27, 2,150 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 272 total · 60 in this make and model · 206 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 27 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLE, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7427J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.