# NTSB Accident LAX03LA113
> **Piper PA24** · 2003-03-15 · MESA, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03LA113
- **Event ID:** 20030321X00366
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-03-15
- **Location:** MESA, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.313056, -111.659164
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA24
- **Registration:** N842PS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's delayed remedial action during a go-around, which resulted in an inadvertent touchdown and hard landing.  Factors associated with the accident are a momentary loss of engine power, and the inadvertent touchdown.

---
*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=LAX03LA113) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*