# Accident 20080803855459A: Piper PA32300, Charleston, SC, August 3, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2008, 15:45 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: Charleston Afb/International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8986° N, 80.0406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8986&lon=-80.0406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4376X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4376X-2022-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080803855459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) @1615L TIME N4376X WAS ON ROLL OUT AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 15.  N4376X WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN LEFT AT TAXI WAY J AND REPLIED HE COULD NOT CLEAR THE RUNWAY.  HIS NOSE GEAR HAD COLLAPSED.  PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING A LANDING ON 15 AND WAS PRACTICALLY DOWN WHEN HE GOT A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT.  HE CORRECTED BACK AND MADE A VERY HARD LANDING.  HE TAXIED PROBABLY 500-600 FEET, LIGHTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO MAKE A TURN ONTO TAXIWAY ECHO WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 NYC08CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA272), Aug 3, 2008: Piper PA32 (N4376X), Charleston, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind condition and a wind gust, as reported by the pilot.

## Other reports on N4376X (1)

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

- [Incident 19790331013109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790331013109I), Mar 31, 1979: Piper PA32300 (N4376X), Beef Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, Minor damage. Front baggage door came open during takeoff. More details not available.

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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