# NTSB FTW70DPG08: Piper PA-22, N51076, Hardy, AR, March 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1970
- Place: Hardy, AR · HARDY, AR
- Location: 36.3196° N, 91.4815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hardy, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3196&lon=-91.4815&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137506
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DPG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DPG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1145   70/3/8    HARDY,ARK           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N51076              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEROKEE VILLAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          THAYER,MO                   THAYER,MO                    HARDY,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT SAID HE FAILED TO FLARE,LANDED ON NOSE WHEEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N51076 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cherokee Village

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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