# NTSB Accident BFO93LA040
> **PIPER PA-28-161** · 1993-02-28 · NAPOLEON, OH, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO93LA040
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11794
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-02-28
- **Location:** NAPOLEON, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.389434, -84.120788
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N5220W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE INTENTIONAL STALL RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING.  CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PREMATURE FLARE WHICH LED TO AN EXCEEDED PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF OVERALL EXPERIENCE.

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