# Accident 20040421025969A: Piper PA34220T, Willoughby, OH, April 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2004, 15:30 local time
- Place: Willoughby, OH
- Airport: Lost Nation Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6839° N, 81.3897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6839&lon=-81.3897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N497MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N497MA-2009-01-16) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 400 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040421025969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 21, 2004 PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING DUE TO BAD WEATHER (WIND SHEAR). DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL. NO INJURIES.

## 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 NYC04CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA110), Apr 21, 2004: Piper PA-34-220T (N497MA), Willoughby, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind conditions associated with thunderstorm activity.

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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