ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355283
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| Date: | Sunday 7 September 1997 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6391R |
| MSN: | 28-21568 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4411 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grant, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (O1C) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that he lined up on the runway for landing on runway 09 and 'I was focusing on landing on the end of the runway and was going to touch down near the approach end. I failed to flare at a high enough altitude and struck the ground very hard and bounced back into the air. The plane bounced twice more before stalling and landing on the nose gear. The nose gear broke and the airplane came to rest about half way down the runway.' Examination of the wreckage revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: the pilot's fixation on the end of the runway, his failure to place the airplane in an attitude to land (flare) which resulted in a hard landing, and the pilot's failure to recover from the subsequent bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI97LA289
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2024 10:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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