# Accident 19920820032779A: Piper PA34220T, Bedford, MA, August 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1992, 16:45 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Laurence G Hanscom Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4699° N, 71.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (BED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4699&lon=-71.2890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8371H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8371H-1999-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920820032779A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED MANY TIMES ON RUNWAY LANDING. LAST PORPOISE PITCHED UP NOSE HIGH CAME DOWN NOSE FIRST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC92LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA171), Aug 20, 1992: Piper PA-34-200T (N8371H), Bedford, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL DURING THE FLARE, RESULTING IN PORPOISING AND SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N8371H (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19971024047849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971024047849A), Oct 24, 1997: Piper PA34220T (N8371H), Philadelphia, PA, Substantial damage. (-16) The pilot stated that when the aircraft was on take-off roll from Philadelphia northeast airport runway 33 extra effort was required on the elevators for…
- [Accident 19890916035189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890916035189A), Sep 16, 1989: Piper PA34220T (N8371H), Ft Myers, FL, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Ruptured nose collapsed left gear.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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