19990320015329A

(.19)On March 20, 1999, at 1500 eastern standrad time, a Piper PA-34-200T, N5423F, collided with the ground during a landing at the st. Petersburg/Clearwater airport in tampa, Florida. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 with an instrument flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The private pilot and his passengers were not injured. The airplane sustained substantial airframe damage. The flight departed newnan-caweta county airport, in newnan, Georgia at 1200. The pilot reported that the flight was cleared for a visual approach to and a landing on runway 09 at st. Petersburg/Clearwater airport. During the touchdown phase of the landing, the aircraft bounced. The pilot recovered from the bounce and taxied to the parking ramp. During the pilot's post-landing walk-around inspection of the airplane, the pilot noticed that, the right propeller was damaged, and there were wrinkles in the fuselage and the right wing assembly. (.4)the pilot reported that the flight was cleared for a visual approach and landing on runway 09 at destination. During the touchdown phase of the landing, the aircraft bounced. The pilot recovered from the bounce and taxied to the parking ramp. The pilot noticed that the right propeller and right landing gear was damaged. Also there were wrinkles in the fuselage and the right wing assembly. The pilot reported that all was normal on the approach and that he thinks he may have flared to high.