# Accident 20070903829619A: Piper PA34200T, Wilmington, DE, September 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2007, 13:45 local time
- Place: Wilmington, DE
- Airport: New Castle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6786° N, 75.6064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6786&lon=-75.6064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N251AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N251AS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 79 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070903829619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED AT NEW CASTLE AIRPORT (ILG) ON 09/03/2007 AT 1338E AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP AT RED EAGLE AVIONICS. ACCORDING TO THE TOWER TRANSCRIPTS THE ONLY TRANSMISSION IDENTIFIED FROM THE PILOT TO THE TOWER AFTER LANDING WAS THAT HE STATED HIS PARKING TO BE "RED EAGLE." SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE TOWER WAS CALLED BY GROUND SECURITY TO REPORT SIGHTING A DAMAGED AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP. THE PILOT ALSO CALLED THE NEW CASTLE (ILG) TOWER BY PHONE TO REPORT A HARD LANDING. AT 13:45E, THE EA COMMUNICATIONS CENTER WAS NOTIFIED OF AN INCIDENT. FAA INSPECTORS INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT ON 09/04/07 AND UPGRADED THE INCIDENT TO AN ACCIDENT BASED ON DATA COLLECTED AT THE SCENE SHOWING SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. VISUAL DAMAGE NOTICED INCLUDED A DAMAGED NOSE GEAR, A BROKEN WINDSHIELD (A-FRAME SUPPORT FOR THE NOSE GEAR DRIVEN THROUGH THE BULKHEAD AND UP THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD CENTER POST) AND BENT PROPELLER BLADES ON THE RIGHT ENGINE.

## 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 NYC07CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA213), Sep 3, 2007: Piper PA-34-200T (N251AS), Wilmington, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor to the accident was the wind gust.

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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