# Accident 20030716018829A: Piper PA34220T, Port Huron, MI, July 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2003, 13:05 local time
- Place: Port Huron, MI
- Airport: St Clair County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9108° N, 82.5289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9108&lon=-82.5289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5359J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5359J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 270 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030716018829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE RUNWAY AT PHN AND BOUNCED A NUMBER OF TIMES HITTING BOTH PROPS AND TAIL ON RUNWAY. LANDING GEAR DID NOT COLLAPSE.

## 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 CHI03LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA279), Jul 16, 2003: Piper PA-34-220T (N5359J), Port Huron, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudging the flare during landing, and his inadequate remedial action resulting in the inadvertent porpoise of the airplane.

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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