Piper PA34 N497SA
26 June 2019 · State College, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 June 2019 at about 17:16 local time, a Piper PA34 registered N497SA, operated by Kilo Sierra Llc, was involved in an accident near State College, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 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 17:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- State College, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- University Park (UNV)
- Coordinates
- 40.8500, -77.8475
- Aircraft
- Piper PA34
- Registration
- N497SA
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1981
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Kilo Sierra Llc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Springfield/Chicopee → State College
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA19CA435
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper landing flare in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a bounced landing and landing gear collapse.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, while landing with gusting winds, the airplane bounced several times. During the last bounce, the nose landing gear and the right main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane veered right, exited the runway, and came to rest in the adjacent grass. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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