# NTSB CHI08CA036: Piper PA-30, N8635Y, Lonoke, AR, October 13, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 13, 2007, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC) - Place: Lonoke, AR - Coordinates: 34.813888, -92 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8139&lon=-92.0000&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 31, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA-Little Rock FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 67134 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI08CA036 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67134/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA036 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare resulting in a hard landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - grass ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8635Y), registered now, S/N 30-1776 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-30 - Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 30-1776 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 39; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20071013832049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071013832049A), Oct 13, 2007: Piper PA30, Lonoke, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 13, 2007 N8635Y, a Piper PA-30 operated by a private individual experienced a hard landing at Lonoke, AR. The flight originated at north… ## Other investigations on N8635Y (1) 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 MIA75DKT37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT37), Dec 28, 1974: Piper PA-30 (N8635Y), Sanibel, FL, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.