Piper PA24 N6785P

Summary

On 21 March 2018 at about 21:55 local time, a Piper PA24 registered N6785P was involved in an accident near Knox, Indiana, 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

21 March 2018 at 21:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Knox, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Starke County (OXI)

Coordinates

41.3256, -86.6622

Aircraft

Piper PA24

Registration

N6785P

Category

Airplane

Year built

1960

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Griffith → Knox

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA195

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor’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 flight instructor reported that, during landing, while the student pilot was flying, the airplane ballooned. He added that he took the flight controls and landed on the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The flight instructor 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.