# Accident 20030505036919A: Piper PA23250, Buffalo, NY, May 5, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2003, 19:29 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NAHA
- Location: 42.9461° N, 78.7219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9461&lon=-78.7219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N448VP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N448VP-2006-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 400 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030505036919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATES: "LANDING NORMAL UNTIL A FEW FEET ABOVE TOUCHDOWN-ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR DESCENDED TO A HARD LANDING". SMALL FIRE ERUPTED IN RIGHT ENGINE WHICH WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED.

## 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 NYC03LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA097), May 5, 2003: Piper PA-23-250 (N448VP), Buffalo, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to prevent an inadvertent stall. Factors were the variable and gusty winds.

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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