# NTSB Accident LAX98LA062
> **Piper PA-24-260** · 1997-12-21 · HEALDSBURG, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA062
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09338
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-12-21
- **Location:** HEALDSBURG, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.629737, -122.890121
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-24-260
- **Registration:** N8805P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's misjudged distance and altitude relationship to the runway during a short field approach, which resulted in an undershoot and a hard landing.

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