# Incident 19951009036549I: Piper PA23250, West Palm Beach, FL, October 9, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1995, 18:30 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11JD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951009036549I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 10-09-95, PIPER PA 23-250, N11JD PILOTED BY MR. NEAL ROUCH, A CURRENT AND QUALIFIED COMMERCIAL PILOT, CERTIFICATE #109402805 WHILE ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM TLH TO PBI WAS ATTEMPTING A VFR LANDING ON RUNWAY 9R AT PBI DURING TOUCH DOWN AIRCRAFT HIT NOSE WHEEL AND BOUNCED TWICE DURING THIS LANDING BOTH PROPELLERS MADE GROUND CONTACT. NO OTHER DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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