ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 387364
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| Date: | Friday 1 September 2000 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N223S |
| MSN: | 34-7970388 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3971 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Meridianville, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Albany, GA (KABY) |
| Meridianville, AL (M82 | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he last departed Albany, Georgia, and his destination was Madison County Executive Airport. The approach to runway 36 at Madison County Executive Airport was normal. After the landing flare, the aircraft touched down on the main landing gear and then bounced. The aircraft touched down again, and again bounced. The aircraft then porpoised and touched down on the nose landing gear. The nose landing gear collapsed and the windshield cracked. He maneuvered the aircraft off the runway into the grass and stopped.
Probable Cause: the pilot in command's improper recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in hard landing on the nose landing gear and collapse of the nose landing gear.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA00LA261
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2024 08:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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