# NTSB CHI06CA144: Piper PA-28-181, N793MA, Logansport, IN, April 9, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: April 9, 2006, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Logansport, IN
- Coordinates: 40.711112, -86.374725
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7111&lon=-86.3747&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 63920
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI06CA144
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63920/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA144

## Probable cause

The pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The airplane sustained substantial damage during a bounced landing.  The pilot reported that he was practicing touch and go landings.  He reported, "The plane bounced a couple of times and landed."  The inspection of the airplane revealed no pre-impact anomalies.

## Factual narrative

The airplane sustained substantial damage during a bounced landing.  The pilot reported that he was practicing touch and go landings.  He reported, "The plane bounced a couple of times and landed."  The inspection of the airplane revealed no pre-impact anomalies.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N793MA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N793MA-2020-02-03), registration cancelled 2020-02-03, S/N 2843193, built 1998 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-181
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2843193
- Engines: Lycoming O-360 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: RAJ Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: GGP, Logansport, IN
- Airport: GGP, Logansport/Cass County Airport, runway 27

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 928 total, 928 in this make and model

## 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 20060409014009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060409014009A), Apr 9, 2006: Piper PA28181, Logansport, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was practicing touch and go landings, aircraft bounced, pilot lost control of aircraft, prop struck runway, engine mount broke at landing gear…

## Other investigations on N793MA (2)

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 CEN17FA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA258), Jul 8, 2017: Piper PA 28-181 (N793MA), Waterford, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation in instrument meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB CHI03LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA038), Dec 13, 2002: Piper PA28-181 (N793MA), Greensburg, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing factors included inadequate planning/decision by the pilot for attempting to depart from the slush covered…

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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