# NTSB MIA73DLD29: Piper PA-28, N8292N, Sanford, FL, November 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1972
- Place: Sanford, FL · SANFORD, FL
- Location: 28.7845° N, 81.2761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7845&lon=-81.2761&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 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169273
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DLD29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4007   72/11/9   SANFORD,FLA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 254
        TIME - 2045                    N8292N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ORLANDO,FLA                 ORLANDO,FLA                  SANFORD,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HI SINK RATE AT ABT 200FT-70MPH,ATMTD TO ARREST THIS BY INCREASING PITCH ATTITUDE,DID NOT ADD PWR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8292N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8292N-2012-07-24), registration cancelled 2012-07-24, S/N 28-25510, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sanford

## Other investigations on N8292N (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 ATL86LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA065), Jan 24, 1986: Piper PA-28-140 (N8292N), Atlanta, GA, 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.

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