# Accident 19941012048189A: Piper PA34200T, Palo Alto, CA, October 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1994, 15:02 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4503° N, 122.1007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4503&lon=-122.1007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8154C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8154C-2010-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 695 total, 41 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941012048189A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED PORPOISED ON CROSSWIND LANDING. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## 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 LAX95LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA014), Oct 12, 1994: Piper PA-34-220T (N8154C), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper bounced landing recovery technique.

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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