# Accident 19950319049469A: Piper PA34200T, Middleriver, MD, March 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1995, 14:45 local time
- Place: Middleriver, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3304° N, 76.4293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3304&lon=-76.4293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79TH-1998-03-25) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950319049469A

## Narrative

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

(-16) UPON LANDING ON RWY 15 AT MARTIN STATE AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT PORPOISED @ 3 TIMES BEFORE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER CONTACTING THE GROUND.

## 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 BFO95LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA035), Mar 19, 1995: Piper PA-34-200T (N79TH), Middle River, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in the nosegear collapsing. The pilot's improper landing flare was a factor in the accident.

## Other reports on N79TH (1)

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

- [Accident 19971102046079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971102046079A), Nov 2, 1997: Piper PA34200T (N79TH), Lynn, IN, No damage. (-23) At approximately 16:45 EST indianapolis ARTCC lost radar and transponder contact with N79TH. At approximately 1700 EST a witness traveling west on county…

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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