# Accident 20080422832149A: Piper PA46350P, Chapel Hill, NC, April 22, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2008, 15:00 local time
- Place: Chapel Hill, NC
- Airport: Horace Williams
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9350° N, 79.0658° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9350&lon=-79.0658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345RP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345RP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540 series (registry code 41569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 700 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080422832149A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC08CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA169), Apr 22, 2008: Piper PA-46-350P (N345RP), Chapel Hill, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. Contributing to the accident was the gusty wind conditions.

## Other reports on N345RP (1)

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

- [Accident 19990314024679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990314024679A), Mar 14, 1999: Piper PA46350P (N345RP), Laurens, SC, Substantial damage. (.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…

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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