ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285378
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| Date: | Monday 29 December 2008 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3331R |
| MSN: | 28-5661 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O&VO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Valparaiso, Indiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Valparaiso-Porter County Airport, IN (VPZ/KVPZ) |
| Valparaiso-Porter County Airport, IN (VPZ/KVPZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was returning from a local flight and he reported that during the landing on runway 27, the airplane touched down, ballooned, and became airborne again. He stated that the airplane then came down hard on the main landing gear first, followed by the nose landing gear. The nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane came to a stop. Subsequent examination of the airplane confirmed damage to the wing main spar.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare during landing, resulting in a bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN09CA208
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 January 1989 | N3331R | Single Wings, Inc. | 0 | Valparaiso, IN | |
sub |
| 22 August 1998 | N3331R | Porter County Tri Pacer Club | 0 | Lapaz, IN | |
sub |
| 15 September 2016 | N3331R | Private | 0 | Valparaiso, IN | |
sub |
| Bounced on landing | ||||||
| 18 August 2022 | N3331R | Private | 0 | Sullivan, Indiana | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2022 08:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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