# NTSB NYC72FIG09: Piper PA-23, N2106P, Westminster, MD, August 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1971
- Place: Westminster, MD · WESTMINSTER, MD
- Location: 39.5792° N, 77.0067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westminster, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5792&lon=-77.0067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FIG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FIG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2955   71/8/9    WESTMINSTER,MD      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 550
        TIME - 0815                    N2106P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTMINSTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILMINGTON,DEL              WESTMINSTER,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- HI SINK RATE,ACFT BOUNCED LNDD APRX 75FT BEYOND INITIAL POINT OF T/D.WINGS,PROPS DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2106P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2106P-2014-09-16), registration cancelled 2014-09-16, S/N 23-695, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (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: Westminster

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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