Piper PA-34-200T N39531

Summary

On 10 February 1999 at about 22:55 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N39531 was involved in an accident near Sanford, Florida, United States. 5 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

10 February 1999 at 22:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Sanford, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Sanford (SFB)

Coordinates

28.8093, -81.3291

Aircraft

Piper PA-34-200T

Registration

N39531

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Key West → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA99LA078

Nobody was injured.

the pilot misjudged the flare resulting in a hard landing and damage to the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that a late flare and too much speed resulted in a ballooning of the airplane and subsequent porpoising resulting in the damage. The impact was not violent and did not seem to be hard enough to produce the resulting damage. He was able to taxi off the runway with no problem. Only upon engine stoppage did he notice the propeller was damaged. Airport operations personnel picked up a briefcase and flight bag from the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.