NYC84LA328

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32-300 · Providence, RI · September 5, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
September 5, 1984, 07:20 local (11:20 UTC)
Place
Providence, RI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N15805Piper PA-32-300
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840905056429A
Case key
35778

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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 landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Flight controls - improper use ofPilot in commandCause
Flare - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The acft landed hard. A 6120.1 plt/oper report was not filed by the plt. The plt was not injured in this accident but was fatally injured in an accident later the same month 09/84.

Aircraft

Registration
N15805
Reported as
Piper PA-32-300
Category
Airplane
Serial number
327340065
Engine
Lycoming I0-540-K1A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Vincent Deandrade
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
Prudence Island, RI
Destination
Providence, RI
Airport
PVD · T.F. Green

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Medical
Unknown, Unknown
Seat
Left

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
25 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
-0 °F

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 N15805 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.