# Accident 20060326003279A: Piper PA32301XTC, Key West, FL, March 26, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2006, 11:20 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5603° N, 81.7658° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5603&lon=-81.7658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N326XT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N326XT-2014-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: New Piper PA-32-301XTC (registry code 7104604, https://openairdocs.org/model/new-piper-pa-32-301xtc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A (registry code 42003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ah1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301XTC
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060326003279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING WITH A 13 KNOT CROSSWIND, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE NORTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 9 AND SKIDDED TO A HALT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE EVENT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FIREWALL.

## 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 MIA06CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA072), Mar 26, 2006: Piper PA32-301 (N326XT), Key West, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a crosswind, resulting in collapse of the nose landing gear.

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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