Hard landing Accident Piper PA-23-250 Aztec N5627Y,
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Date:Friday 11 February 1983
Time:13:41
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA27 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-23-250 Aztec
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N5627Y
MSN: 27-2738
Year of manufacture:1964
Engine model:LYCOMING IO-540-G4B5
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:San Juan -   Puerto Rico
Phase: Landing
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Netherland
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PLT REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO RETURN TO THE ARPT & LAND. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE ACFT WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING ALTITUDE & WAS FLYING WITH THE NOSE 'UP AND DOWN.' THE TOWER CONTROLLER STATED THAT THE ACFT DIDN'T SEEM TO GET ANY HIGHER THAN 300 FT AT ANY TIME. THE ACFT THEN LANDED HARD ABOUT 500 FT FROM THE APCH END OF THE RWY, BOUNCED HIGH TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE IT CAME TO REST INVERTED ABOUT 3,500 FT FROM THE APCH END & 300 FT TO THE RIGHT OF CENTERLINE ON A PARALLEL TAXIWAY WHERE IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 435 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WEIGHT &THE CG WAS 1.3 INCHES AFT OF THE REAR LIMIT. CAUSE:

Sources:

NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X42258

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]

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