Piper PA28 N9763K

Summary

On 10 June 2017 at about 16:50 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N9763K, operated by Connecticut Flight Club, was involved in an accident near Hartford, Connecticut, 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.

Date

10 June 2017 at 16:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Hartford-Brainard (HFD)

Coordinates

41.7389, -72.6481

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

N9763K

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Connecticut Flight Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Great Barrington → Hartford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA345

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the landing, the airplane bounced. She added that she attempted to correct, but the propeller struck the runway. The pilot taxied the airplane to the ramp without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.