# Accident 19990210001239A: Piper PA34200T, Orlando, FL, February 10, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1999
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Sanford Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8093° N, 81.3291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8093&lon=-81.3291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39531 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990210001239A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LANDED HARD AND SUSTAINED BENT PROPELLERS, A POPPED WINDSHIELD, AND A BROKEN STRUT. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19)ON FEBUARY 10, 1999, ABOUT 1340 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-34-200T, N39531, LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 09L, AT THE SANFORD AIRPORT, SANFORD, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM KEY WEST, FLORIDA, AT 1000.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS TOO FAST ON THE LANDING TOUCHDOWN, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO PROPOISE, AND LAND HARD.  SOME PARTS FELL OFF THE AIRPLANE.  AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL PICKED UP A BRIEFCASE AND FLIGHT BAG FROM THE RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA99LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA078), Feb 10, 1999: Piper PA-34-200T (N39531), Sanford, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged the flare resulting in a hard landing and damage to the airplane.

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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