Piper PA-34-200T N75131
4 August 2013 · West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 August 2013 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N75131, operated by Hightail LLC, was involved in an accident near West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Allegheny County Airport (AGC)
- Coordinates
- 40.3544, -79.9303
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Registration
- N75131
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1976
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Hightail LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fond du Lac → West Mifflin
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA13CA357
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot he encountered turbulence and gusting winds at his destination airport. During his landing attempt, the airplane landed hard on the nose gear, resulting in substantial damage to the forward bulkhead. The pilot did not report any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. A review of the weather revealed winds from 340 degrees at 7 knots with no gusts.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2013 | Piper PA-34-200 | Marica, Brazil | Aeroclube do Brasil | Fatal | 2 |
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