Piper PA-34-200T N44447
14 June 1991 · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 June 1991 at about 17:54 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N44447, operated by Neal Nadler, was involved in an accident near New Orleans, Louisiana, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lakefront (NEW)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Registration
- N44447
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Neal Nadler
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pensacola → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW91LA097
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. A FACTOR WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN MODEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING A DAYTIME VISUAL APPROACH THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE MULTI-ENGINE AIRPLANE FOLLOWING A HARD LANDING AND AN ATTEMPTED ABORT. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN 1,000 FEET PAST THE APPROACH END THRESHOLD AND PORPOISED. DURING THE ABORT, THE AIRPLANE DID NOT SUSTAIN FLYING SPEED AND STRUCK THE GROUND AGAIN, SEPARATING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. AFTER THE LOSS OF CONTROL THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR ALSO COLLAPSED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 1991 | Piper PA-34-220T | Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States | Rojo | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1991 | Piper PA-34 | Pinedale, Wyoming, United States | Department of Interior | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1991 | Piper PA-34-220T | Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States | Kirk Rudy, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1991 | Piper PA 34-200T | Red Bluff, California, United States | Shasta Livestock, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1991 | Piper PA-34-200 | Easton, Pennsylvania, United States | Jeff van Arsdale | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1991 | Piper PA-34-200T | Atlantic Ocean | Ellison, George | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 1991 | Maule M-7-235 | Cottonport, Louisiana, United States | MAX Merrick | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1991 | Raven RX7 | Gonzales, Louisiana, United States | Halone M. Galvin | Serious injuries | - |
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| 10 Aug 1991 | Cessna A188B | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | Blanco Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1991 | Cessna 177B | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | Gaylin M. Allen | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1991 | Grumman G-164A | Bonita, Louisiana, United States | Arkla Flyers, Inc. | No injuries | - |