ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20789
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 April 2008 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage |
| Owner/operator: | Ralph Patterson |
| Registration: | N345RP |
| MSN: | 4622096 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2721 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chapel Hill, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Laurens, SC (34A) |
| Chapel Hill, NC (IGX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported the wind was "gusty and bumpy" during final approach to the destination airport. As the airplane "crossed the numbers" for runway 9, it touched down and "ballooned up" twice, before the pilot added power to avoid a stall. When it touched down again, the nose wheel broke off, and the propeller struck the ground. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the fuselage and firewall. At the time of the accident, the winds were recorded from 050 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 19 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. Contributing to the accident was the gusty wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 March 1999 | N345RP | Ralph F. Patterson Jr. | 0 | Laurens, SC | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2008 23:32 | Fusko | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 03-Dec-2017 10:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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