ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360080
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| Date: | Friday 29 July 1994 |
| Time: | 15:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Flight Leader, Inc. |
| Registration: | N43078 |
| MSN: | 28-7425332 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2425 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Towanda, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Morristown, NJ |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING AN ABORTED LANDING ATTEMPT, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, '....THE APPROACH APPEARED NORMAL. TOUCHDOWN AT FIRST SEEMED TO BE GOOD, BUT THE (AIRPLANE) BALLOONED BACK UP INTO THE AIR. I INTENDED TO BRING THE WHEELS BACK TO THE RUNWAY BY PUSHING FORWARD ON THE YOKE, BUT THE PLANE BOUNCED AGAIN IN THE AIR. AT THIS POINT, I REALIZED THAT I WAS IN A PORPOISE, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO DO A GO-AROUND. I STARTED TO PUSH THE THROTTLE UP AND PULL BACK ON THE YOKE, BUT MY REACTION WAS TOO SLOW. THE (AIRPLANE) CAME BACK DOWN TO THE RUNWAY, NOSE FIRST.'
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC94LA149
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 May 1990 | N43078 | Stephen Benhanania | 0 | Lusby, MD | |
sub |
| 14 June 2015 | N43078 | Private | 0 | Near Hampton Airfield (7B3), Hampton, NH | |
sub |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2024 17:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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