26 Oct 2018: Piper PA28 140

26 Oct 2018: Piper PA28 140 — Unknown operator

No fatalities • Miami, FL, United States

Probable cause

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

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

The student pilot reported that, during a solo cross-country flight, while landing with a crosswind, the airplane bounced, and landed hard. During the hard landing, the propeller struck the ground, the airplane "tilted left, and the left wing struck the ground. The airplane came to rest in the grass off the runway.

The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount.

The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

The automated weather observation system at the airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 240° at 8 knots. The airplane landed on runway 27R.

Contributing factors

  • cause Student/instructed pilot
  • cause Landing flare — Not attained/maintained

Conditions

Weather
VMC, wind 240/08kt, vis 10sm

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