Accident Piper PA-28R-200 N4389X, Sunday 26 July 1992

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Date:	Sunday 26 July 1992
Time:	14:00 LT
Type:	Piper PA-28R-200
Owner/operator:	Artisan Flying Club
Registration:	N4389X
MSN:	28R-7635034
Year of manufacture:	1975
Total airframe hrs:	3173 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-360-CIC
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Spencerport, NY - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Rochester, NY (KROC)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 10 WHEN ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE APPROACH SEEMED NORMAL; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE SANK SO RAPIDLY THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REACT IN TIME. THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD COLLAPSING THE MAIN GEAR AND SLID TO A STOP.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE FLARE WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.

Accident investigation: