# Accident 20130804017039A: Piper PA-34-200T, West Mifflin, PA, August 4, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2013, 15:02 local time
- Place: West Mifflin, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3544° N, 79.9303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3544&lon=-79.9303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75131, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75131-2018-03-07) (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 PA-34-200T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 20 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA357) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130804017039A

## Narrative

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

NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 31.

## 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 ERA13CA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA357), Aug 4, 2013: Piper PA-34-200T (N75131), West Mifflin, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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