# NTSB NYC84LA328: Piper PA-32-300, N15805, Providence, RI, September 5, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 5, 1984, 07:20 local (11:20 UTC)
- Place: Providence, RI
- Location: 41.7223° N, 71.4277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RHODE ISLAND TF GREEN INTL (PVD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7223&lon=-71.4277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35778
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84LA328
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35778/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA328

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15805-2010-10-29), registration cancelled 2010-10-29, S/N 32-7340065, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 327340065
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840905056429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840905056429A), Sep 5, 1984: Piper PA32300, Providence, RI, Substantial damage. Made hard landing causing substantial damage.

## Other investigations on N15805 (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC85LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA216), Aug 18, 1985: Piper PA-32-300 (N15805), Provincetown, MA, substantial damage

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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