# NTSB CHI96LA356: Piper PA-28R-201, N6008H, Chesterfield, MO, September 30, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 30, 1996, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Chesterfield, MO - Coordinates: 38.649742, -90.57946 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6497&lon=-90.5795&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 29, 1997 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10405 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA356 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10405/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA356 ## Probable cause improper flare by the dual student during the landing, and delayed remedial action by the flight instructor (CFI). ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, dual student (cause) - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) ## Analysis The flight instructor (CFI) reported that the student (commercial pilot) was training to renew his flight instructor certificate. During the second landing, the student was five to ten knots slow on final approach. The flight instructor made a verbal recommendation. (He reported that he might have said 'airspeed.') Two or three seconds before touchdown, the instructor put his hands on the yolk and 'assisted' the student. The instructor reported that the airplane touched down hard, but that '. . . there was no indication after this landing that the airplane was not safe for another circuit and we proceeded to do another takeoff and another landing.' After the plane was parked, dented skin was observed on the left wing. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the left wing structure. ## Factual narrative On September 30, 1996, at 1130 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28R-201, N6008H, operated by D&A Aviation, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing in Chesterfield, Missouri. The commercial rated flight instructor and commercial rated dual student reported no injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The local flight departed Chesterfield, Missouri, about 1015. The flight instructor reported that the student was training to renew his flight instructor certificate. During the second landing, the student was five to ten knots slow on final approach. The instructor made a verbal recommendation. During a telephone interview, the instructor reported that he might have said "airspeed." Two or three seconds before touchdown, the instructor put his hands on the yolk and "assisted" the student. The instructor reported that the landing was a "hard landing.... There was no indication after this landing that the airplane was not safe for another circuit and we proceeded to do another takeoff and another landing." After the plane was parked, he observed dented skin on the left wing. The Federal Aviation Administration Inspector who examined the airplane reported that the left wing was substantially damaged. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6008H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6008H), registered now, S/N 28R-7837047, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28R-201 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (registry code 7102816) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28R-7837047 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: D&A Aviation, doing business as Skyline Aviation - Registered owner: Mykrantz Compamy, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: SUS - Airport: SUS, Spirit Of St Louis, runway 26, 3,800 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 23; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 696 total, 87 in this make and model, 612 as pilot in command, 186 in the last 90 days, 62 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F ## 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 19960930031499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960930031499A), Sep 30, 1996: Piper PA28R201, Chesterfield, MO, Substantial damage. Left wing damaged during a training flight. From the NTSB's public API. 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