20170518006779A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-220T · Tunkhannock, PA · May 18, 2017

Date: May 18, 2017 · 10:00 local
Place: Tunkhannock, PA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N34JM
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA293
Reported as: Piper PA-34-220T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,185 total2,000 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was making his approach to land at the Tunkhannock airport (76N) pa. Runway 19. Pilot was on final approach when he became slow and stalled the aircraft above the runway. The aircraft stalled in the air impacting the runway collapsing the front nose gear and damaging both engines and fuselage, the aircraft came to rest on the right side of runway 19.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS MAKING HIS APPROACH TO LAND AT THE TUNKHANNOCK AIRPORT (76N) PA. RUNWAY 19. PILOT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH WHEN HE BECAME SLOW AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT ABOVE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED IN THE AIR IMPACTING THE RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE FRONT NOSE GEAR AND DAMAGING BOTH ENGINES AND FUSELAGE, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 19.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA17CA293Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTunkhannock, PAThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during landing in crosswind conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.May 18, 2017 · Substantial damage