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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-220T · Norman, OK · July 6, 2005

Date: July 6, 2005 · 14:26 local
Place: Norman, OK
Airport: University Of Oklahoma
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N902J
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW05FA178
Reported as: Piper PA34220T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,451 total643 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N902JRegistration cancelled Mar 26, 2008 · Piper PA-34-220TS/N 34-8133048 · Built 1998 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-220T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft was on an IFR flight plan from austin, TX (kaus) to Norman, OK (koun) on 07/06/2005. The aircraft was landing to the north on runway 3 and touched down approximately 1700 feet from the approach end. Witnesses stated the nose gear hit hard first and then the right main landing slammed hard into the runway, then the aircraft bounced into the air at approximately a 45 degree angle and made a sharp right turn. The aircraft passed over the main part of the terminal building, stalling and striking the northeast corner of the roof. The aircraft was inverted when it contacted the building and landed upright, nose down, with the tail stuck in a tree limb.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM AUSTIN, TX (KAUS) TO NORMAN, OK (KOUN) ON 07/06/2005. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING TO THE NORTH ON RUNWAY 3 AND TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1700 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END. WITNESSES STATED THE NOSE GEAR HIT HARD FIRST AND THEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING SLAMMED HARD INTO THE RUNWAY, THEN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR AT APPROXIMATELY A 45 DEGREE ANGLE AND MADE A SHARP RIGHT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT PASSED OVER THE MAIN PART OF THE TERMINAL BUILDING, STALLING AND STRIKING THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE ROOF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INVERTED WHEN IT CONTACTED THE BUILDING AND LANDED UPRIGHT, NOSE DOWN, WITH THE TAIL STUCK IN A TREE LIMB.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DFW05FA178Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportNorman, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. A contributing factor was the pilot's attempted aborted landing following a hard landing and propeller strike.Jul 6, 2005 · Destroyed