# Accident 19970409046169A: Piper PA34200T, Stuart, FL, April 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1997, 14:45 local time
- Place: Stuart, FL
- Airport: Witham Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1895° N, 80.2406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1895&lon=-80.2406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2HS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2HS) (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 PA34200T
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970409046169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING WITH AIRCRAFT OUT OF C/G CAUSING IT TO MAKE 3-4 HAD TOUCHDOWNS ON THE MAIN LANDING FIRST THEN ON THE NOSE GEAR. AFTER THE FINAL TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT REPORTED HE THOUGHT HE BLEW A NOSE TIRE WHEN HE ACTUALLY PUSHED THE NOSE STRUT THROUGH THE FUSELAGE FWD OF THE WINDSHIELD, PUSHING OUT AND CRACKING THE LEFT WINDSHIELD.  OTHER SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED AS STATED IN REPORT.

## 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 MIA97LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA131), Apr 9, 1997: Piper PA-34-200 (N2HS), Stuart, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing. Factors were the crosswind and his improper level off.

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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