27.9102° N, 82.6874° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (PIE), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 25, 1989 · 13:35 local
Place
St Petersburg-C, FL
Airport
St Petersburg-Clearwater International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2078K
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360E
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total300 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Landed fast and hit hard on nose. Porpoised and hit again. Nose gear winds field and propeller damage.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED FAST AND HIT HARD ON NOSE. PORPOISED AND HIT AGAIN. NOSE GEAR WINDS FIELD AND PROPELLER DAMAGE.