Piper PA-34-200T N251AS
3 September 2007 · Wilmington, Delaware, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 September 2007 at about 16:45 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N251AS was involved in an accident near Wilmington, Delaware, United States. 3 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 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.6786, -75.6064
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Registration
- N251AS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Doylestown → Wilmington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC07CA213
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor to the accident was the wind gust.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While on final approach for landing on runway 27 at his destination airport, the pilot of a PA-34-200T was advised by the control tower of "18 mph [wind] gusts out of 270" degrees. After touchdown the airplane rolled for "several yards," then "ballooned up and came down," at which time, the windshield broke. The airplane bounced once again, touched down, and rolled out, completing the landing. Post accident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the airplane was substantially damaged.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2007 | Piper PA-34 | Vancouver, Canada | Peter Garrison | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-34-200 | Upland, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 2007 | Piper PA-34-200T | Lilongwe, Malawi | Executive Air Charters | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-34-200 | New Smyrna Beac, Florida, United States | Cloud Dancer Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 2007 | Piper PA-34-200T | Manzanola, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jan 2007 | Piper PA-34-200T | Walden, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2007 | Bell 206B | Lewes, Delaware, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 2007 | Beechcraft 60 | New Castle, Delaware, United States | Daniel S. Hart | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Nov 2007 | Blondin 601HDS | Farmington, Delaware, United States | Raymond Blondin | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Dec 2008 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Middletown, Delaware, United States | RBF Management Co | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2008 | Randall Amanda ROTORWAY | Middletown, Delaware, United States | Randall Amanda | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 2006 | Cessna 150H | Smyrna, Delaware, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |