# Accident 20051121033909A: Piper PA34200, Anahuac, TX, November 21, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2005, 15:45 local time
- Place: Anahuac, TX
- Airport: Chambers County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7686° N, 94.6572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7686&lon=-94.6572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15145, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15145) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051121033909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AIRPORT T41 LAPORTE, TX AT 1410 HOURS FOR MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING. AT 3500 FT ALTITUDE, PIC ASKED STUDENT TO DEMONSTRATE A SINGLE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND RESTART PROCEDURE FOLLOWED BY A SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH TO LANDING. WITH THE RIGHT ENG IDLING, THE STUDENT APPROACHED AIRPORT T00 ANAHUAC, TX ON A HEADING FOR RUNWAY 30. AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FT ALTITUDE THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO LESS THAN 100 MPH, YAWED RIGHT AND CONTACTED RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED IN GROUND EFFECT CONTINUED YAW TO 45 DEGREES, CONTACTED THE GROUND 30 FT TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 30. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DAMAGING THE LEFT WING AREA. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED/ROLLED THROUGH THE SOD AREA APPROXIMATELY 300 FT BEFORE STOPPING AT 1540 HOURS. TIME OF 1.1 RECORDED BY THE HOBBS METER. WIND WAS 31010KT REPORTED BY CXO AFSS.

## 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 DFW06CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA032), Nov 21, 2005: Piper PA-34-200 (N15145), Anahuac, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's loss of directional control during the landing. A contributing factor was the flight instructor' delayed remedial action.

## Other reports on N15145 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19891025060169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891025060169I), Oct 25, 1989: Piper PA34200 (N15145), Beckley, WV, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Pilot stated he had gear safe light. Gear motor running after exiting. Unable to duplicate.

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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