# NTSB CHI05CA174: Piper PA-28-151, N9027F, Willmar, MN, June 26, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: June 26, 2005, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place: Willmar, MN
- Coordinates: 45.115554, -95.08889
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1156&lon=-95.0889&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 2005
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 62172
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI05CA174
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62172/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA174

## Probable cause

The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command
  - flare - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - ground

## Analysis

The rental airplane received substantial damage following a hard landing.  The airplane was reportedly at a low airspeed when the landing occurred.  The airplane then veered off the runway into a soybean field.

## Factual narrative

On June 26, 2005, at 1645 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, operated by Willmar Air Service Inc., as a rental airplane, received substantial damage on impact with terrain following a hard landing on runway 18 (3,562 feet by 250 feet, turf) at Willmar Municipal Airport-John L Rice Field (KILL), Willmar, Minnesota.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.  The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan.  The pilot and three passengers reported no injuries.  The local flight originated from KILL at 1545.

The airplane was reported by the Federal Aviation Administration to have veered off runway 18 into a soybean field.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9027F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9027F), registered now, S/N 28-7715299, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-151
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-7715299
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Willmar Air Service Inc
- Registered owner: Willmar Air Service Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed: KILL, Willmar, MN
- Destination: KILL

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 20; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2; flight hours: 153 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20050626012689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050626012689A), Jun 26, 2005: Piper PA28151, Willmar, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft made a hard landing due to pilot not maintaining proper approach speed. Aircraft experienced a hard landing causing the nose gear to fold under…

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.

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