Piper PA-34-200 N55134
13 April 2001 · Hagerstown, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 April 2001 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-34-200 registered N55134 was involved in an accident near Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. One person was 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Washington County Regional (HGR)
- Coordinates
- 39.6808, -77.6505
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200
- Registration
- N55134
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Manassas → Hagerstown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC01LA097
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment during the landing phase. A factor in the accident was a sudden change in wind direction and speed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot requested and was cleared for the ILS Runway 27 approach. While on final, the airplane encountered light to occasional moderate turbulence, and required a 30-40 degree drift correction to maintain course. When the airplane was 2 miles from the runway, the tower controller reported the wind as 300 degrees at 18 knots. The pilot continued the approach and 100 to 50 feet above the ground felt the crosswind "dramatically" subside. The pilot was then able to maintain runway alignment with no wind correction. The landing phase continued without incident until the airplane was 3-5 feet above the runway. The pilot then felt a "significant and abrupt" buffeting of the airplane. The airplane "weather-vaned" to the right, rolled left, and started to drift left of the centerline. The pilot applied corrective action; however, the airplane touched down nose wheel first, bounced back into the air, and then touched down nose wheel first again. The nose gear collapsed and the propellers contacted the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2001 | Piper PA-34-200 | Palm Coast, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 May 2001 | Piper PA-34-200 | Corvallis, Oregon, United States | Avia Aviation Services | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-34-200T | Petoskey, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 2001 | Piper PA-34-200T | Augeburg, Germany | Fa Skybeam, Germany | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Feb 2001 | Piper PA-34-220T | Charlevoix, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2001 | Piper PA-34-200T | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2001 | Schweizer SGS 1-35 | Cumberland, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2001 | Cessna 150L | Lusby, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2001 | Mooney M20J | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2001 | Cessna 172P | Odenton, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2001 | Cessna 152 | Easton, Maryland, United States | Brett Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2001 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Berlin, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |