Piper PA-34-200 N831SR

Summary

On 28 December 1989 at about 19:50 local time, a Piper PA-34-200 registered N831SR, operated by Hietfield, Richard V., was involved in an accident near Sarasota, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 December 1989 at 19:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Sarasota-Bradenton (SRQ)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-34-200

Registration

N831SR

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Hietfield, Richard V.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Savannah → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA90LA045

Nobody was injured.

EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED FOR LANDING AND IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT PORPOISE; AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. A RELATED FACTOR WAS THE CROSSWIND CONDITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT WAS INITIALLY CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 32, BUT HIS CLEARANCE WAS CHANGED TO RWY 22. ALSO, THE PLT WAS ASKED TO KEEP HIS SPEED UP. HE STATED THAT AT 200 FT, HIS AIRSPEED WAS INDICATING 89 KTS & HE ELECTED TO LAND LONG. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT BEGAN PORPOISING. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE GEAR & PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED, BUT THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO TAXI THE ACFT TO THE FBO.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.