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Piper PA-28-151 N9027F

26 June 2005 · Willmar, Minnesota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 June 2005 at about 21:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-151 registered N9027F, operated by Willmar Air Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Willmar, Minnesota, United States. 4 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.

The record

Date
at 21:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Willmar, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates
45.1156, -95.0889
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-151
Registration
N9027F
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Willmar Air Service Inc
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Willmar → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI05CA174

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The rental airplane received substantial damage following a hard landing. The airplane was reportedly at a low airspeed when the landing occurred. The airplane then veered off the runway into a soybean field.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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