# NTSB NYC06CA049: Piper PA-34-220T, N323RB, Lawrence, MA, January 2, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: January 2, 2006, 11:02 local (16:02 UTC)
- Place: Lawrence, MA
- Coordinates: 42.716945, -71.123336
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7169&lon=-71.1233&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 63019
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC06CA049
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63019/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA049

## Probable cause

The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

During the landing flare, the airplane touched down hard and bounced back into the air in a nose high attitude.  The airplane then collided with the runway nose down, and the nose and right main landing gear collapsed.  The airplane subsequently skidded to a stop on the runway, and incurred substantial damage.

## Factual narrative

During the landing flare, the airplane touched down hard and bounced back into the air in a nose high attitude.  The airplane then collided with the runway nose down, and the nose and right main landing gear collapsed.  The airplane subsequently skidded to a stop on the runway, and incurred substantial damage.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N323RB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-34-220T
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 3449292
- Engines: Continental TSIO-360 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: LWM, Lawrence, MA
- Destination: LWM
- Airport: LWM, Lawrence Municipal Airport, runway 23

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 547 total, 29 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20060102000339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060102000339A), Jan 2, 2006: Piper PA34220T, Lawrence, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated that on her first approach to runway 23, she recognized that she was high and executed a go around. On her second approach she attempted…

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.

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