# Accident 20120909026619A: Piper PA-31-325, Washington, PA, September 9, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2012, 07:00 local time
- Place: Washington, PA
- Airport: Washington County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: E30A
- Location: 40.1364° N, 80.2903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1364&lon=-80.2903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3591P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3591P-2018-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-325 (registry code 7103105, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-325
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 12,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA557](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA557) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120909026619A

## Narrative

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

N3591P ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF FOUR GEESE IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION. PILOT DESCENDED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID THE GEESE AND CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WITH A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT, BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR, AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY RETURNED TO THE WASHINGTON COUNTY AIRPORT FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT INBOARD WING SPAR WITH BUCKLED ALUMINUM AND POPPED RIVETS. RIGHT WING FLAP WAS ALSO DAMAGED DUE TO FLEX BENDING CAUSED BY THE BOUNCED LANDING.

## 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 ERA12LA557](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA557), Sep 9, 2012: Piper PA-31-325 (N3591P), Washington, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with a flock of geese during takeoff, which resulted in the airplane’s hard impact with the runway while the pilot maneuvered in an attempt to avoid the geese.

## Other reports on N3591P (4)

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

- [Accident 20160616006819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160616006819A), Jun 16, 2016: Piper PA-31-325 (N3591P), State College, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft was destroyed during Collision with terrain while on approach to University Park Airport (unv), State College, Pennsylvania. The airplane departed…
- [Incident 20101120053269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101120053269I), Nov 20, 2010: Piper PA-31-325 (N3591P), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Aicraft arrived kphl in VMC conditions, intercepted ILS rwy 26, was cleared to land. After landing pilot notified tower "we did a gear up". Initial contact…
- [Incident 19990715034419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990715034419I), Jul 15, 1999: Piper PA31325 (N3591P), Battle Creek, MI, Minor damage. (-23) See attached faxed statment from pilot dated 7/21/99. Amended 09/13/99 to update block 22. The following is from david d. faust: damage to N3591P pa…
- [Incident 19901210064689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901210064689I), Dec 10, 1990: Piper PA31325 (N3591P), Hollsboro, OH. Aircraft developed radio problems. Inadvertently flew through restricted area and was intercepted by military T39

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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