Accident Piper PA-34-220T N323RB, Monday 2 January 2006
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Date:Monday 2 January 2006
Time:11:02 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA34 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-34-220T
Owner/operator:
Registration: N323RB
MSN: 3449292
Year of manufacture:2003
Engine model:Continental TSIO-360
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Lawrence, Massachusetts -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Lawrence Airport, MA (LWM/KLWM)
Destination airport:Lawrence Airport, MA (LWM/KLWM)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
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.

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

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: NYC06CA049
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB NYC06CA049

Revision history:

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