# Accident 20060102000339A: Piper PA34220T, Lawrence, MA, January 2, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2006, 11:02 local time
- Place: Lawrence, MA
- Airport: Lawrence Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7169° N, 71.1233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7169&lon=-71.1233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323RB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 372 total, 35 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060102000339A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC06CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA049), Jan 2, 2006: Piper PA-34-220T (N323RB), Lawrence, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced 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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