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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Chapel Hill, NC · April 22, 2008

Date: April 22, 2008 · 15:00 local
Place: Chapel Hill, NC
Airport: Horace Williams
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N345RP
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC08CA169
Reported as: Piper PA46350P
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,100 total700 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N345RPRegistered now · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4622096 · Built 1990 Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350P Engine modelLycoming TIO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) While landing at Chapel Hill, NC (igx), pilot was landing when windy conditions caused porpoising. On second or third touchdown, the aircraft nose gear collapsed causing the propeller to strike the ground and the aircraft to veer off the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE LANDING AT CHAPEL HILL, NC (IGX), PILOT WAS LANDING WHEN WINDY CONDITIONS CAUSED PORPOISING. ON SECOND OR THIRD TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC08CA169Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChapel Hill, NCThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. Contributing to the accident was the gusty wind conditions.Apr 22, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N345RP · 1

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

Accident 19990314024679ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Laurens, SC(.4) According to the pilot, after the touchdown on runway 26, the pilot reported that the braking action did not appear to slow the landing roll speed and a tailwind was encountered on the roll out. The pilot then pulled back on the yoke, at which point the…Mar 14, 1999 · Substantial damage