N9368N – Piper PA28R – 2018-04-23 NTSB Accident Report

On April 23, 2018, a Piper PA28R (N9368N) was involved in an incident near Camarillo, CA. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The flight instructor's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

The flight instructor in a retractable landing gear-equipped airplane reported that, while demonstrating a touch and go landing to a pilot receiving instruction, he reduced the power, the airplane descended and landed "harder than standard." The pilot receiving instruction then assumed control of the airplane and conducted two additional landings without further incident.

The flight instructor further reported that the pilot receiving instruction's landings were smoother than his.

Postaccident examination by chief pilot revealed that the airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing.

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

This incident is documented in NTSB report GAA18CA589. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N9368N.