# Accident 19980124000569A: Piper PA32RT300, Taos, NM, January 24, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1998, 13:15 local time
- Place: Taos, NM
- Airport: Taos Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5994° N, 105.4505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5994&lon=-105.4505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N376AA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N376AA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 4 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980124000569A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND. WENT OFF SIDE RUNWAY NEAR END UNABLE STOP. HAD BOUNCED AND PORPOISED FOLDING RIGHT MAIN GEAR. (-23) AIRCRAFT RENTED FRONT RANGE AIRPORT. 303-261-9626. COLO. ADDRESS IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                           NO INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. SIX ON BOARD. VFR FLIGHT PLAN. WX RECEIVED FROM FLIGHT WATCH ENROUTE AND USED FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM DENVER (CANCELLED PRIOR TO LANDING). ON LANDING, AIRCRAFT FELT LIKE IT WAS PULLING RIGHT. POWERED UP TO ABORT, BUT WAS TOO SLOW. ABORTED. PLANE BALLOONED. TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN HOLDING ON LEFT MAIN, BUT WHEN SETTLED ON RIGHT WHEEL, PULLED OFF THE RIGHT OF RWY 22. RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 FTW98LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA106), Jan 24, 1998: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N376AA), Taos, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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