# Incident 20020723020719I: Piper PA34200T, New Roads, LA, July 23, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2002, 11:20 local time
- Place: New Roads, LA
- Airport: False River Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7183° N, 91.4787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALSE RIVER RGNL (HZR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7183&lon=-91.4787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N304CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N304CW-2018-01-17) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020723020719I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO LANDING AT THE FALSE RIVER AIRPORT (HZR). DURING THIS MANEUVER THE PILOT NOTICED THAT HE HAD MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE-VS-DESCENT RATE. UPON NOTICING THIS, THE PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLES AND PLACE THE AIRCRAFT IN A NOSE UP ATTITUDE IN AN UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO REDUCE THE RATE OF DESCENT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TOUCHED DOWN CREATING A HARD LANDING CONDITION. THE PILOT THEN COMPLETED A SUCCESSFUL GO-AROUND TO THE NORTH OF FALSE RIVER AIRPORT AND RETURNED TO BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (BTR). THE POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE L/H PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT. HARD LANDING INSPECTION REVEALED NO FURTHER DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N304CW (3)

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

- [Incident 20091231025809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091231025809I), Dec 31, 2009: Piper PA-34-200T (N304CW), Abita Springs, LA, Minor damage. 12/31/2009 Aircraft landed with nose gear stuck in the retracked (up) position.
- [Incident 20000113000679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000113000679I), Jan 13, 2000: Piper PA34200T (N304CW), Mobile, AL, Minor damage. (-23) On January 13, 2000, Piper seneca N304CW, piloted by Mr. Kennedy j. downie, landed gear up at Brookley Airport, Mobile, AL. The aircraft came to rest on…
- [Accident 19820726034079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820726034079A), Jul 26, 1982: Piper PA34200T (N304CW), Eagle Pass, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot claims gravel on runway caused brakes to be ineffective, aircraft ran off runway and crashed into a dike.

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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