Piper PA-28-151 N832KF

Summary

On 15 March 2012 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-151 registered N832KF, operated by Hilton Head Flyers LLC, was involved in an accident near Charleston, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 March 2012 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Charleston Executive (JZI)

Coordinates

32.7006, -80.0017

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-151

Registration

N832KF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hilton Head Flyers LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pickens → Charleston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA228

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's improper landing 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 student pilot stated that the airplane touched down hard, bounced, and floated sideways before touching down again on the right main landing gear then the nose landing gear. The airplane's nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest upright on the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the engine firewall. The owner of the airplane stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.