20020409011779I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Holland, MI · April 9, 2002

Date
April 9, 2002 · 13:00 local
Place
Holland, MI
Airport
Park Township Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N612PV
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,400 total125 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) While landing on runway 05 at park Township arpt, pilot stated that while he was in the flare, approx 10 feet above runway, the plane seemed to fall hard to the surface. Nose gear collapsed and both props struck the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 05 AT PARK TOWNSHIP ARPT, PILOT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS IN THE FLARE, APPROX 10 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY, THE PLANE SEEMED TO FALL HARD TO THE SURFACE. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND BOTH PROPS STRUCK THE RUNWAY.