# Accident 20000502023469A: Piper PA28140, Marco Island, FL, May 2, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2000, 11:00 local time
- Place: Marco Island, FL
- Airport: Marco Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9397° N, 81.7301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9397&lon=-81.7301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1449T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1449T-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 40 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000502023469A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT THE APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17 WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE AIRPLANE WAS OVER THE NUMBERS, THEN THE AIRPLANE ABRUPTLY DESCENDED AND COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED TWICE ON THE RUNWAY, THEN THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR COMPONENT FAILURES WITH THE AIRPLANE. (-23)AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 17, BOUNCED TWICE AND FINALLY LANDED ON NOSE WHEEL, BRAKE IT OFF, AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.  PASSENGER BROKE RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW  AND EXITED AIRCRAFT PULLING PILOT OUT.  PILOT OBTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ATL00LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA051), May 2, 2000: Piper PA-28-140 (N1449T), Marco Island, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a nose over.

## Other reports on N1449T (4)

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

- [Incident 19870716065919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870716065919I), Jul 16, 1987: Piper PA28140 (N1449T), Haverhill, MA, Minor damage. The engine lost power. During the emergency landing, the aircraft veered off the runway. No malfunctions found.
- [Incident 19860222011859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860222011859I), Feb 22, 1986: Piper PA28140 (N1449T), Minneapolis, KS, Minor damage. Struck tree tops at night during approach to runway. Trees are to be topped or marked with lights by owner.
- [Accident 19790117001019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790117001019A), Jan 17, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N1449T), Abilene, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot hit a patch of drifted snow on takeoff from touch and go landing. Lost directional control. Hit snowbank.
- [Accident 19730909029689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909029689A), Sep 9, 1973: Piper PA28140 (N1449T), White Mt Lk, AZ, Destroyed. Rwy upslope into rising terrain. Wind vbl gusting to 15K,dens alt about 8000 ft. settled into hill.

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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