- Date
- May 2, 2000, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Marco Island, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1449TPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20000502023469A
- Case key
- 49112
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a nose over.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that the approach to land on runway 17 was normal until the airplane was over the numbers, then the airplane abruptly descended and collided with the runway. The pilot reported that the airplane bounced twice on the runway, then the propeller struck the runway and the airplane nosed over. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or component failures with the airplane.
Factual narrative
On May 2, 2000, about 1100 am eastern daylight time, a Piper Cherokee, PA-28-140, N1449T, collided with the runway during a landing at Marco Island Airport, in Marco Island, Florida. The airplane was operated by the pilot, a citizen of Ireland, under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot and the passenger received minor injuries. The flight departed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 1000.
The pilot stated that he departed Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport on a pleasure flight to Marco Island Airport. Upon arriving at the destination airport, the pilot established an approach to land on runway 17. The approach to land on runway 17 was normal until the airplane was over the numbers, then the airplane abruptly descended and contacted the runway. The pilot reported that the airplane bounced twice on the runway, then the airplane veered off the runway and nosed over. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or component failures with the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1449T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7225518
- Airframe hours
- 8,986
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Denis Doyle, doing business as Dolphin Holiday
- Registered owner
- Major Strategies, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 28, 2000 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- FXE · Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Airport
- MKY · Marco Island, runway 17, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 80 total · 40 in this make and model · 25 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Observed at
- APF, 13 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1449T · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.