# Accident 19950322018779A: Piper PA34200, Boynton Beach, FL, March 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1995, 21:30 local time
- Place: Boynton Beach, FL
- Airport: Willis Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5208° N, 80.1103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5208&lon=-80.1103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4546L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4546L-2015-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 402 total, 68 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950322018779A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING ON LAST THIRD RUNWAY NOSE GEAR DUG INTO TURF RUNWAY AND COLLAPSED. BOUNCED. LANDED FOLDED LEFT MAIN.

## 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 MIA95LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA112), Mar 23, 1995: Piper PA-34 (N4546L), Boynton Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO OBTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND HIS FAILURE TO FLARE PROPERLY.

## Other reports on N4546L (2)

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

- [Incident 19880419028769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880419028769I), Apr 19, 1988: Piper PA34200T (N4546L), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot struck a parked baggage cart while taxiing to the ramp. Dark night, pilot became lost while taxiing.
- [Accident 19841029070429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841029070429A), Oct 29, 1984: Piper PA34200T (N4546L), Farmingdale, NJ, Substantial damage

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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