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FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Hagerstown, MD · April 13, 2001

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Date
April 13, 2001 · 14:30 local
Place
Hagerstown, MD
Airport
Washington County Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N55134
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC01LA097
Reported as
Piper PA34200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1E6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
25,000 total8 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days
N55134Registered now · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7350177 · Built 1973Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 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)Upon landing on runway 27 at hgr the pilot encounter a 22 knot gust of wind out of 300 and hard on the nose landing gear upward about 18 inches damaging all the structure in the nose of the aircraft up to include the upper windshield frame. (.4) the pilot requested and was cleared for the ILS runway 27 approach. While on final, the airplane encountered light to occasional moderate turbulence, and required a 30-40 degree drift correction to maintain course. When the airplane was 2 miles from the runway, the tower controller reported the wind as 300 degrees at 18 knots. The pilot continued the approach and 100 to 50 feet above the ground felt the crosswind "dramatically" subside. The pilot was then able to maintain runway alignment with no wind correction. The landing phase continued without incident until the airplane was 3-5 feet above the runway. The pilot then felt a "significant and abrupt" buffeting of the airplane. The airplane "weather-vaned" to the right, rolled left, and started to drift left of the centerline. The pilot applied corrective action; however, the airplane touched down nose wheel first, bounced back int o the air, and then touched down nose wheel first again. The nose gear collapsed and the propellers contacted the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 AT HGR THE PILOT ENCOUNTER A 22 KNOT GUST OF WIND OUT OF 300 AND HARD ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UPWARD ABOUT 18 INCHES DAMAGING ALL THE STRUCTURE IN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT UP TO INCLUDE THE UPPER WINDSHIELD FRAME. (.4) THE PILOT REQUESTED AND WAS CLEARED FOR THE ILS RUNWAY 27 APPROACH. WHILE ON FINAL, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL MODERATE TURBULENCE, AND REQUIRED A 30-40 DEGREE DRIFT CORRECTION TO MAINTAIN COURSE. WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS 2 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY, THE TOWER CONTROLLER REPORTED THE WIND AS 300 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND 100 TO 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND FELT THE CROSSWIND "DRAMATICALLY" SUBSIDE. THE PILOT WAS THEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT WITH NO WIND CORRECTION. THE LANDING PHASE CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL THE AIRPLANE WAS 3-5 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT THEN FELT A "SIGNIFICANT AND ABRUPT" BUFFETING OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE "WEATHER-VANED" TO THE RIGHT, ROLLED LEFT, AND STARTED TO DRIFT LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. THE PILOT APPLIED CORRECTIVE ACTION; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN NOSE WHEEL FIRST, BOUNCED BACK INT O THE AIR, AND THEN TOUCHED DOWN NOSE WHEEL FIRST AGAIN. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLERS CONTACTED THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC01LA097Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHagerstown, MDThe pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment during the landing phase. A factor in the accident was a sudden change in wind direction and speed.Apr 13, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N55134 · 4

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

Incident 20160116004259ILanding: Touchdown · Brooksville, FLOn January 16, 2016 aircraft was enroute VFR from ktmb to kbkv. On right downwind for runway 21 pilot initiated pre-landing checklist. When landing gear was extended the right main landing gear did not extend. Pilot departed the pattern to troubleshoot issue.…Jan 16, 2016 · Minor damageIncident 20150203000389ITaxi · Kendall, FLDuring / after landing at tamiami airport (tmb) and exit runway 9R at E-3 the student pilot inadvertent select the gear handle to the up position and the nosegear collase. Due to the above unitensional incident the aircraft suffer damage to both propellers…Feb 3, 2015 · Substantial damageIncident 19991109039509ILevel Off Touchdown · Millington, TNOn November 9, 1999, at approximately 1140AM, (CST), an aircraft (Piper) PA-34-200, N55134, had wheels up landing at the Millington, TN airport (nqa). Upon interviewing the pilot in command, Mr. Kenneth aaron doherty, certificate #408669724 CFI. Mr. Doherty…Nov 9, 1999 · Minor damageIncident 19810729060969ILevel Off Touchdown · Anchorage, AKZa pilot unable to extend nose gear. Landed with nose gear up. Found nose gear links installed incorrectly.Jul 29, 1981 · Minor damage