- Date
- April 18, 1990, 14:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Bridgeport, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N132CPPiper PA-34-200T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900418013289A
- Case key
- 36629
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Probable cause
The pilot failed to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The Piper PA-34-200T was landing on runway 29 with reported winds from 330 degrees at 12 knots with gusts to 19 knots. During landing roll out, the aircraft departed the runway and the left main landing gear collapsed. The pilot reported that he was unable to control the direction of the aircraft during landing roll out. The FAA checked the aircraft and found no problems with the brakes or flight controls.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N132CP
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34-7970454
- Airframe hours
- 1,940
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-EB, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- The Chaspec Manuf. Co., Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 10, 1989 · 204 hours before
- Departed
- AVP · Scranton, PA
- Destination
- BDR · Stratford, CT
- Airport
- BDR · Sikorsky Mem., runway 29, 4,761 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,761 total · 2,036 in this make and model · 2,626 as pilot in command · 87 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 12 knots, gusting 19
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BDR
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 N132CP · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.