# Accident 19990320015329A: Piper PA34200T, St Petersburg-C, FL, March 20, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 20, 1999, 15:00 local time - Place: St Petersburg-C, FL - Airport: St Petersburg-Clearwater International - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 27.9102° N, 82.6874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (PIE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9102&lon=-82.6874&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5423F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5423F) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T - Reported engine: CONT TSIO360EB - People aboard: 3 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 866 total, 64 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA058) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990320015329A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.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. ## 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 ATL99LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA058), Mar 20, 1999: Piper PA-34-200T (N5423F), St.Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing. ## Other reports on N5423F (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20200904016349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200904016349I), Sep 4, 2020: Piper PA-34-200T (N5423F), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. On September 04, 2020, approximately 10:15AM Piper aircraft N5423F landed at Peachtree Dekalb airport in Atlanta, Georgia. Upon touchdown the right gear… - [Incident 20010524012589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010524012589I), May 24, 2001: Piper PA34200T (N5423F), Augusta, GA, Minor damage. (-23)After landing nose gear collapsed, damage to l & r propellers and nose cone. - [Incident 19851018056609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851018056609I), Oct 18, 1985: Piper PA34200T (N5423F), Muscle Shoals, AL, Minor damage. Pilot heard rattling noise in nose section on rollout and then nose gear collapsed. Cause not reported. - [Incident 19790730013629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790730013629I), Jul 30, 1979: Piper PA34200 (N5423F), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Pilot unable to extend nose gear before landing, found damaged steering stops. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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