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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-220T · Houston, TX · April 6, 2000

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Date: April 6, 2000 · 14:05 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: William P Hobby Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N823A
Reported as: Piper PA34220T

N823ARegistration cancelled Jul 14, 2008 · Piper PA-34-220TS/N 348233204 · Built 1982 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-220T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Witnesses stated they heard power shut down and observed the a/c pitch nose down. At that time the a/c hit on the nose wheel, the nose pitched up, then the main wheels contacted the runway. When the main wheels contacted the runway the a/c bounced and pitched nose and left wing down. Witness joe johnson said "it was up so FAR, I'm surprised it didn't go over". This is when the left propellor contacted the runway. The propellor, hub and spinner departed the a/c by fracturing the flange from the crank shaft. The a/c then bounced on the left main wheel and propelled the a/c over and onto the right main and nose wheel, where the right propellor made contact with the runway. The right propellor shows signs of contact with the runway by curling the tips of both blades inward toward the hub. The a/c settled on all three wheels. The pilot then taxiied to Houston exec. With the right engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WITNESSES STATED THEY HEARD POWER SHUT DOWN AND OBSERVED THE A/C PITCH NOSE DOWN. AT THAT TIME THE A/C HIT ON THE NOSE WHEEL, THE NOSE PITCHED UP, THEN THE MAIN WHEELS CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE MAIN WHEELS CONTACTED THE RUNWAY THE A/C BOUNCED AND PITCHED NOSE AND LEFT WING DOWN. WITNESS JOE JOHNSON SAID "IT WAS UP SO FAR, I'M SURPRISED IT DIDN'T GO OVER". THIS IS WHEN THE LEFT PROPELLOR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLOR, HUB AND SPINNER DEPARTED THE A/C BY FRACTURING THE FLANGE FROM THE CRANK SHAFT. THE A/C THEN BOUNCED ON THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL AND PROPELLED THE A/C OVER AND ONTO THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE WHEEL, WHERE THE RIGHT PROPELLOR MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT PROPELLOR SHOWS SIGNS OF CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY BY CURLING THE TIPS OF BOTH BLADES INWARD TOWARD THE HUB. THE A/C SETTLED ON ALL THREE WHEELS. THE PILOT THEN TAXIIED TO HOUSTON EXEC. WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE.