# NTSB MIA73DLG41: Piper PA-28, N9466W, Little River, SC, April 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1973
- Place: Little River, SC · LITTLE RIVER, SC
- Location: 33.8806° N, 78.6405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little River, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8806&lon=-78.6405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170546
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DLG41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLG41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1057   73/4/2    LITTLE RIVER,SC     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 273
        TIME - 1330                    N9466W              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CYPRESS BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINSTON SALEM,NC            LITTLE RIVER,SC
        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)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          260                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LNDD HARD BOUNCED TWICE. HIT ON NOSE GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9466W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9466W), registered now, S/N 28-11190, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cypress Bay

## 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 19730402006949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730402006949A), Apr 2, 1973: Piper PA28235, Little River, SC, Substantial damage. Lndd hard bounced twice. Hit on nose gr.

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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