- Date
- October 13, 2007, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lonoke, AR
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8635YPiper PA-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 2008
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA-Little Rock FSDO
- FAA report
- 20071013832049A
- Case key
- 67134
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Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare resulting in a hard landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot inadvertently executed a hard landing on runway 18 (3,800 feet by 100 feet, turf). The pilot stated that he landed short in order to avoid back taxiing and to minimize delays for other aircraft. The pilot stated he "landed hard and struck the left prop on the ground." He subsequently taxied safely to parking. A post accident inspection revealed damage to the left wing inboard of the engine, and to the left side of the fuselage under the pilot's side window. The pilot reported no failures or malfunctions related to the aircraft prior to the accident.
Factual narrative
The airplane was substantially damaged during a hard landing on runway 18 (3,800 feet by 100 feet, turf). The pilot reported that he landed short in order to avoid back taxiing and to minimize delays for other aircraft. The pilot stated he "landed hard and struck the left prop on the ground." He subsequently taxied safely to parking. A post accident inspection revealed damage to the left wing inboard of the engine, and to the left side of the fuselage under the pilot's side window. The pilot reported no failures or malfunctions related to the aircraft prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8635Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30-1776
- Engine
- Textron Lycoming IO-320, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 2007
- Departed
- ORK · N Little Rock, AR
- Destination
- 1AR9 · Lonoke, AR
- Airport
- 1AR9 · Country Air Estates, runway 18, 3,800 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- October 1, 2006
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 90 in this make and model · 3,000 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Observed at
- LIT
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 N8635Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.