Piper PA-32RT-300 N376AA
24 January 1998 · Taos, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 January 1998 at about 20:15 local time, a Piper PA-32RT-300 registered N376AA, operated by Flight Training Center, was involved in an accident near Taos, New Mexico, United States. 6 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 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Taos, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Taos (SKX)
- Coordinates
- 36.5994, -105.4505
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32RT-300
- Registration
- N376AA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Flight Training Center
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fort Collins → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW98LA106
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Probable cause
the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During a landing at the termination of a cross-country flight, the aircraft was landed hard, and it bounced four times. The right main landing gear collapsed, and the aircraft departed the runway and came to rest off the departure end of the runway of intended landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32RT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 1998 | Piper PA-32RT | Vidalia, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1997 | Piper PA-32RT-300T | Rye, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Sep 1997 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Oxford, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1999 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Medina, Ohio, United States | Bureau of ATF | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1999 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Cartersville, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Scottsville, Virginia, United States | Blue Ridge Air | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1998 | Lockheed SP-2H | Reserve, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Jan 1998 | Martin VARIEZE | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1998 | Air Tractor AT-502B | Portales, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1998 | Jobe's TE-1 | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1998 | Beechcraft 58 | Taos, New Mexico, United States | Ican Enterprises, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1998 | Ryan NAVION A | Carrizozo, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |