20060102000339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA34220T · Lawrence, MA · January 2, 2006

Date
January 2, 2006 · 11:02 local
Place
Lawrence, MA
Airport
Lawrence Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N323RB
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC06CA049
Reported as
Piper PA34220T
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
372 total35 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot stated that on her first approach to runway 23, she recognized that she was high and executed a go around. On her second approach she attempted to land at the 1000 foot mark on the runway and bounced back into the air. The pilot reported that she was unable to recover before the aircraft struck the runway. The aircraft struck the runway 13 feet to the left of the runway 23 centerline, 74 feet from the centerline of taxiway "e" where it crosses runway 23. Initial ground scars are from the right propeller. The nose tire struck the runway 11 feet from the initial propeller strikes, with the left propeller strike 1 foot forward of the nose tire mark. The nose of the aircraft struck the runway 6 feet forward of the nose tire mark. The ground scars indicate the aircraft struck the runway nose and right wing down at a high angle of attack. The right main landing gear and nose gear collapsed in the aft direction. The aircraft continued to slide on the right wing, nose, and left main landing gear, coming to rest to the right of the runway centerline approximately 364 feet from the point of initial impact. The nose of the aircraft was 18 feet from the centerline and the tail was 9 feet from the centerline.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT ON HER FIRST APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23, SHE RECOGNIZED THAT SHE WAS HIGH AND EXECUTED A GO AROUND. ON HER SECOND APPROACH SHE ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT THE 1000 FOOT MARK ON THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY 13 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY 23 CENTERLINE, 74 FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE OF TAXIWAY "E" WHERE IT CROSSES RUNWAY 23. INITIAL GROUND SCARS ARE FROM THE RIGHT PROPELLER. THE NOSE TIRE STRUCK THE RUNWAY 11 FEET FROM THE INITIAL PROPELLER STRIKES, WITH THE LEFT PROPELLER STRIKE 1 FOOT FORWARD OF THE NOSE TIRE MARK. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY 6 FEET FORWARD OF THE NOSE TIRE MARK. THE GROUND SCARS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY NOSE AND RIGHT WING DOWN AT A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED IN THE AFT DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE ON THE RIGHT WING, NOSE, AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, COMING TO REST TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE APPROXIMATELY 364 FEET FROM THE POINT OF INITIAL IMPACT. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS 18 FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE AND THE TAIL WAS 9 FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.