# Accident 19981025045829A: Piper PA34200, Oneonta, NY, October 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1998, 15:30 local time
- Place: Oneonta, NY
- Airport: Oneonta Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4501° N, 75.0600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4501&lon=-75.0600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55697, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55697-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 522 total, 70 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981025045829A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 NYC99LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA016), Oct 25, 1998: Piper PA-34-200 (N55697), Oneonta, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in the accident was the crosswind condition.

## Other reports on N55697 (2)

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

- [Accident 19840618029379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840618029379A), Jun 18, 1984: Piper PA34200 (N55697), Monongahela, PA, Substantial damage. Porpoised on landing. Attempted go around, power added, gear warning horn sounded. Right main collapsed. Aborted.
- [Accident 19730904029979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730904029979A), Sep 4, 1973: Piper PA34200 (N55697), Huntsville, AL, Substantial damage. Plt lndd no green gr lt and horn blowng. Emerg gr extn not used. Gr mtr cb blown. Gr retract drg turn

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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