ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293419
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Date: | Saturday 2 July 2005 |
Time: | 09:35 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-34-200T |
Owner/operator: | Gateway Aviation |
Registration: | N78SF |
MSN: | 34-7770309 |
Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
Total airframe hrs: | 6650 hours |
Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Allentown, Pennsylvania -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Saranac Lake-Adirondack Airport, NY (SLK/KSLK) |
Destination airport: | Allentown, PA (1N9) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot reported that the airplane touched down on the main landing gear, followed by the nose gear, and then bounced back into the air. He then added engine power, and landed without further incident. After taxiing to the ramp, the pilot noticed damage to the airplane's nose gear. Further examination revealed damaged to the nose frame assembly, and windshield frame. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions. He reported 3,700 hours of total flight experience, which included 16 hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC05CA120 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC05CA120
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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