Piper PA-28-180 N6367J

Summary

On 6 March 2004 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N6367J was involved in an accident near Reno, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 March 2004 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Reno, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Reno/Stead Airport (4SD)

Coordinates

39.6672, -119.8761

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N6367J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Yerington → Reno

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX04LA151

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's premature flare and failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulted in an inadvertent stall and a hard landing, which collapsed the landing gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The airplane experienced a hard landing. The pilot configured the airplane with a high angle of attack and was flying at a slow airspeed. While over the runway designation markings, the stall warning light flashed. About 50 to 60 feet above ground level, the airplane stalled, and the nose gear contacted the runway surface, with the main landing gear following immediately thereafter. The airplane was about 10 to 15 degrees in a nose down attitude when it contacted the runway. The nose wheel broke off immediately after contact, and the airplane skid on its nose a short distance down the runway. The damage to the airplane was consistent to that of a hard landing. After inspecting the landing gear, investigators found no evidence of abnormalities or mechanical malfunctions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.