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FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Oneonta, NY · October 25, 1998

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Date
October 25, 1998 · 15:30 local
Place
Oneonta, NY
Airport
Oneonta Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N55697
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC99LA016
Reported as
Piper PA34200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1E6
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
522 total70 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days
N55697Registration cancelled Jan 25, 2018 · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7350237 · Built 1973Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The airplane was landing on runway 24. A witness observed the airplane contact the runway, bounce approx. 15 feet in the air, and land 'violently.' Examination of the wreckage did not disclose evidence of any pre-impact malfunctions of the airframe or engine. The nose gear strut had been driven up through the fuselage, and extended 6 to 8 inches above the fuselage in the vicinity of the windshield. Winds reported at an airport about 45 miles south-southwest of the accident site, were from 330 degrees at 6 knots. A pilot who landed 10 minutes before the accident stated the windds were from 300-310 degrees at 5-8 knots. (-23) aircraft encountered 10-15 knot crosswind on landing causing aircraft to impact runway #24 (hard landing) and then to bounce approximately 15 feet into the air and then impact (hard landing) again on same runway. Pilot taxied aircraft to hangar where inspection revealed substantial damage to nose landing gear and surrounding structure, pilot and copilot windscreen and structure, right main landing gear well and surrounding wing structure, both left and right props ground impact.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 24. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE CONTACT THE RUNWAY, BOUNCE APPROX. 15 FEET IN THE AIR, AND LAND 'VIOLENTLY.' EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF ANY PRE-IMPACT MALFUNCTIONS OF THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE. THE NOSE GEAR STRUT HAD BEEN DRIVEN UP THROUGH THE FUSELAGE, AND EXTENDED 6 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE THE FUSELAGE IN THE VICINITY OF THE WINDSHIELD. WINDS REPORTED AT AN AIRPORT ABOUT 45 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, WERE FROM 330 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS. A PILOT WHO LANDED 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT STATED THE WINDDS WERE FROM 300-310 DEGREES AT 5-8 KNOTS. (-23) AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED 10-15 KNOT CROSSWIND ON LANDING CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT RUNWAY #24 (HARD LANDING) AND THEN TO BOUNCE APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET INTO THE AIR AND THEN IMPACT (HARD LANDING) AGAIN ON SAME RUNWAY. PILOT TAXIED AIRCRAFT TO HANGAR WHERE INSPECTION REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR AND SURROUNDING STRUCTURE, PILOT AND COPILOT WINDSCREEN AND STRUCTURE, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WELL AND SURROUNDING WING STRUCTURE, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT PROPS GROUND IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC99LA016Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOneonta, NYThe pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in the accident was the crosswind condition.Oct 25, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N55697 · 2

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

Accident 19840618029379AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Monongahela, PAPorpoised on landing. Attempted go around, power added, gear warning horn sounded. Right main collapsed. Aborted.Jun 18, 1984 · Substantial damageAccident 19730904029979AIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Huntsville, ALPlt lndd no green gr lt and horn blowng. Emerg gr extn not used. Gr mtr cb blown. Gr retract drg turnSep 4, 1973 · Substantial damage