# Accident 20050702012999A: Piper PA34200T, Allentown, PA, July 2, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2005, 09:30 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown Queen City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5703° N, 75.4881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5703&lon=-75.4881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78SF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 16 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050702012999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED SARANAC LAKE, NY (ADIRONDACK REGIONAL AIRPORT KSLK) AT APPROXIMATELY 0730 LOCAL TIME FOR A FLIGHT TO THE QUEEN CITY AIRPORT (1N9) IN ALLENTOWN, PA WITH FIVE (5) PASSENGERS ONBOARD. AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 LOCAL TIME THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT 1N9. HE STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 25, AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, SLAMMING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ON THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT'S CONE ASSY (NOSE CONE), WINDSHIELD POST, WINDSHIELD BOW ATTACH BRACKET, AND FRAME ASSY WERE DAMAGED. WEATHER WAS VFR, WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE, AND THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS USED TO FLYING C-130'S FOR THE MILITARY, AND HAD JUST RECENTLY BEEN CHECKED OUT IN THE PIPER SENECA.

## 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 NYC05CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA120), Jul 2, 2005: Piper PA-34-200T (N78SF), Allentown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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