# NTSB Accident ATL97LA144
> **Piper PA-22-160** · 1997-09-28 · BELLEVIEW, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL97LA144
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08796
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-28
- **Location:** BELLEVIEW, FL, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-22-160
- **Registration:** N3402Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, and his delay in initiating a go-around, which resulted in a hard touchdown, loss of directional control, and collision with objects (fence and trees).

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