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NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-200

23 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-28R-200, where the first occurrence was “Hard landing”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102811')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 200))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB NYC07CA224Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Tampa, FLThe pilot's misjudged altitude/distance, which resulted in a hard landing, prior to the runway.Sep 13, 2007 · N1145X · Substantial damageNTSB ATL05CA114Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Daytona Beach, FLThe private pilots improper landing flare. Factors were flight instructors inadequate supervision, and landing crosswind.Jun 19, 2005 · N4313X · Substantial damageNTSB LAX05CA181Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Tucson, AZthe improper flare by an undetermined crewmember, which resulted in a hard landing.May 15, 2005 · N55069 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX04CA215Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Galt, CAthe pilot under instruction's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed on final and misjudged flare, which resulted in stall/mush and hard landing. The certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision and failure to initiate timely remedial action were…Apr 25, 2004 · N169JP · Substantial damageNTSB LAX04CA063Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Morenci, AZthe pilot's excessive landing flare, which resulted in an improper touchdown and hard landing.Dec 3, 2003 · N1451T · Substantial damageNTSB MIA03LA004Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Cullman, ALthe pilot-in-command's (CFI) delayed remedial action, and improper recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in a hard landing, and impact with a parked airplane.Oct 9, 2002 · N22DB · Substantial damageNTSB LAX02LA129Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28R-200 · Redlands, CAThe pilot failed to compensate for the wind condtions when he encountered an updraft followed by a downdraft.Mar 20, 2002 · N5060T · Substantial damageNTSB IAD02LA006Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-200 · Farmingdale, NJthe flight instructor's delayed remedial action to correct the pilot's lack of directional control during landing. A factor was the crosswind.Oct 25, 2001 · N1585X · Substantial damageNTSB LAX01LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Sedona, AZThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions while on short final landing approach. A factor was the unfavorable wind condition.Oct 14, 2000 · N4826Q · Substantial damageNTSB CHI99LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-R200 · Eden Prairie, MNthe pilot misjudged the flare and did not maintain directional control during touchdown. A factor was the VASI lights.Nov 26, 1998 · N2988R · Substantial damageNTSB CHI97LA232Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Auburn, INan improper flare by either this pilot or the pilot of a previous flight, which resulted in a hard landing and overload damage to the right main landing gear. The pilot's continued operation with a known deficiency may have been a related factor.Jul 27, 1997 · N5027T · Substantial damageNTSB NYC95LA088Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Westminister, MDthe failure of the flight instructor to take timely remedial action during an approach, resulting in an inadvertent stall, hard landing and subsequent collapse of the landing gear. A factor related to the accident was the flight instructor's lack of…Apr 15, 1995 · N41767 · Substantial damageNTSB BFO94LA065Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Willimantic, CTThe instructor's inadequate supervision and the student's improper landing flare.Apr 4, 1994 · N30DW · Substantial damageNTSB CHI93LA277Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Flushing, MIThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning for determining the proper takeoff profile. A factor in the accident was the high density altitude.Jul 23, 1993 · N9307N · Substantial damageNTSB ATL92LA163Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Oviedo, FLThe failure of the dual student to properly flare the aircraft during the landing attempt, and the flight instructor's failure to perform remedial action to prevent the hard landing.Aug 20, 1992 · N2662R · Substantial damageNTSB BFO92LA116Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Spencerport, NYThe pilot's inadequate flare which resulted in a hard landing.Jul 26, 1992 · N4389X · Substantial damageNTSB CHI90LA237Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Roseville, ILMisjudged flare for landing, an improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain directional control.Aug 19, 1990 · N2731R · Substantial damageNTSB NYC87LA082Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Marlboro, MAThe pilot allowed the aircraft to stall and touch down hard causing substantial damage. The pilot was unfamiliar with the short field at this airport.Feb 6, 1987 · N1486X · Substantial damageNTSB MIA86LA118Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Umatilla, FLThe plt reported that he flared the acft too high while landing. The acft stalled too soon and a hard landing resulted.Apr 6, 1986 · N2662R · Substantial damageNTSB FTW84LA004Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Brenham, TXThe pilot, accompanied by three passengers, landed hard, bounced and last control of the acft, which continued into a stock tank/pond. Examination revealed all three main gear assemblies were collapsed and both left and right wing assemblies were damaged.Oct 2, 1983 · N40711 · DestroyedNTSB ATL83LA097Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Hampton, SCThe left main landing gear of the aircraft collapsed during a hard landing. The pilot stated that he cleared tall pine trees north of the runway at about 90 mhp (78 KTS). Shortly thereafter the aircraft started to sink 'real fast'. The pilot stated that he…Feb 12, 1983 · N40863 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82FKW07Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28 · Hohenwald, TNOriginally, the pilot departed on a flight from olive branch, ms to lawrenceburg, TN. While en route, he became disoriented and landed at lafayette, TN. From there he proceeded to lawrenceburg via lebanon, TN. After departing lebanon, he became disoriented…Jun 2, 1982 · N1298T · Substantial damageNTSB CHI82DA165Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28R · Stow, OHThe instructor pilot and his student, a rated private pilot, were on a flight to provide dual instruction for a commercial pilot certificate. A landing approach was made to a runway with a slight downslope in the touchdown area. The instructor estimated that…May 13, 1982 · N9111K · Substantial damage