Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA 28-181 near Scottsdale, AZ — 2014-06-20

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Date
2014-06-20
Location
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Airport
DVT
Aircraft
PIPER PA 28-181
Registration
N928PA
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate flare and failure to maintain aircraft control during landing.

NTSB narrative

The student pilot was making the last landing on his solo cross-country flight. On final approach the airspeed was high, and the airplane floated down the runway. The airplane landed hard and bounced back into the air. After the bounce, he applied power to abort the landing, but the airplane landed hard again, and the nose landing gear collapsed. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage firewall.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 3 docket documents
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Docket documents3

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