- Date
- April 17, 1984, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ruidoso, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6174HPiper PA-34-200T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840417012979A
- Case key
- 16365
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Hard landing
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Flare - improperCause
Flight controls - improper use ofCause
Recovery from bounced landing - improperCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledCause
Main gear collapsed
Landing gear,main gear attachment - overloadCause
Analysis
The plt stated that a combination of high ground speed, turbulence and a downdraft caused the aircraft the rwy. The plt said he thought it better to land as he did than to attempt a go-around because of high terrain to the north.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6174H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34-7870055
- Airframe hours
- 640
- Engine
- Continental TS10-360-E, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Billy Buchanan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 28, 1983
- Departed
- RBD · Dallas, TX
- Airport
- RUI · Ruidoso, runway 36, 5,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 200 in this make and model · 12 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RUI
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.