Accident · 2003-04-15

NTSB case DEN03LA065 · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2003-04-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N31998)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's improper flare technique, resulting in a hard landing that caused the nose landing gear down-lock to fail and the gear to collapse. A contributing factor was the unfavorable wind.

Source: NTSB case DEN03LA065

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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