Hard landing Accident Piper PA-24-250 Comanche N6785P,
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Date:Wednesday 21 March 2018
Time:16:55
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-24-250 Comanche
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N6785P
MSN: 24-1916
Year of manufacture:1960
Total airframe hrs:6049 hours
Engine model:Lycoming O-540-A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Knox, IN -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Griffith, IN (05C)
Destination airport:Knox, IN (OXI)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The flight instructor reported that, during landing, while the student pilot was flying, the airplane ballooned. He added that he took the flight controls and landed on the runway.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing.
The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.



Probable Cause: The flight instructor’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.


Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: GAA18CA195
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 3 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
13 December 2018 N6785P Private 1 Porter County Regional Airport (KVPZ), Valparaiso, IN w/o
Loss of control

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Revision history:

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08-Jul-2018 13:14 ASN Update Bot Added

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