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Piper PA-28-140 N28290

1 June 2008 · Shafter, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 June 2008 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N28290 was involved in an accident near Shafter, California, United States. One person was 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 18:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Shafter, California, United States
Nearest airport
Shafter-Minter Field Airport (KMIT)
Coordinates
35.5044, -119.1969
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-140
Registration
N28290
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Shafter → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX08CA162

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's misjudged landing flare that 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 airplane landed hard on the runway. The nose gear collapsed, and the propeller struck the runway. The airplane swerved off the runway before stopping 50 feet later. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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