# NTSB Accident DEN03LA065
> **Piper PA-32RT-300T** · 2003-04-16 · St. George, UT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN03LA065
- **Event ID:** 20030428X00587
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-04-16
- **Location:** St. George, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.091388, -113.592224
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32RT-300T
- **Registration:** N31998
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper flare technique, resulting in a hard landing that caused the nose landing gear down-lock to fail and the gear to collapse. A contributing factor was the unfavorable wind.

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