ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380457
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| Date: | Monday 21 November 1983 |
| Time: | 12:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | East Coast Airways |
| Registration: | N557FL |
| MSN: | 28-7125397 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4395 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Farmingdale, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Groton, CT (KGON) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WIND WAS GUSTING 40 KTS WITH A REPORTED LOW LEVEL WINDSHEAR. THE PLT STATED HIS APPROACH SPEED WAS FAST & HE POSSIBLY DID NOT FLARE ENOUGH ON LANDING. THE ACFT LANDED HARD & PORPOISED. ON THE THIRD BOUNCE A STRONG GUST OF CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT WAS ENCOUNTERED, THE LEFT WING WAS LIFTED UP AS THE NOSE DROPPED, BENDING THE NOSE GEAR SIDEWAYS. THE PROP THENMADE GROUND CONTACT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC84LA035
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 August 1997 | N557FL | Thomas Trval | 0 | Gardiner, NY | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 16:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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