Piper PA-34-200T N34LM
24 October 2008 · Tallahasee, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 October 2008 at about 17:29 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N34LM, operated by Lima Mike LLC, was involved in an accident near Tallahasee, Florida, 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 17:29
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tallahasee, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tallahasse Regional Airport (TLH)
- Coordinates
- 30.3964, -84.3503
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Registration
- N34LM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Lima Mike LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pembroke Pines → Tallahasee
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09CA104
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after touchdown. Contributing to the accident were the gusting winds.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the airplane stated that he was flying the global-positioning-system approach for runway 9, when the active runway was changed to runway 27. He then flew the instrument-landing-system approach for runway 27, using left crosswind correction. After touchdown, while on centerline, a microburst "lifted the airplane in the air and slammed it down," compressing the nose strut and resulting in a subsequent propeller strike. Approximately 35 minutes before the accident, the winds were reported from 130 degrees at 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots. No microburst or windshear activity was reported by the control tower at the time of the accident. The pilot did not report the accident until he tried to obtain a ferry permit about 2 months later.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2008 | Piper PA-34-200 | Folkston, Georgia, United States | Silver Express Co | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2008 | Piper PA-34-200T | Covington, Tennessee, United States | William A. McMahan | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 2008 | Piper PA-34-200 | Lago Ranco, Chile | Rafael Canas | Unknown | - |
| 24 May 2008 | Piper PA-34-200T | Sandusky, Ohio, United States | Barry L. Hardesty | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2008 | Piper PA-34 | Blythe, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 2008 | Piper PA-34-200T | North Canton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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