Piper PA34 N56196
23 September 2010 · Northampton, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 September 2010 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA34 registered N56196, operated by Louis Fly Academy Ltd, was involved in an accident near Northampton, Massachusetts, 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
- Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Northampton Airport (7B2)
- Coordinates
- 42.3178, -72.6117
- Aircraft
- Piper PA34
- Registration
- N56196
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Louis Fly Academy Ltd
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Keene → Farmingdale
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA10CA513
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that it was his first landing at the accident airport. While in the traffic pattern and on the approach for landing, he stated that he became preoccupied with the terrain surrounding the airport and landed at a higher than normal airspeed. Upon touchdown, the airplane bounced. On the second touchdown, the airplane's nose landing gear contacted the runway, the airplane shifted to the right, and the left propeller impacted the runway. Postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to both wings, and no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane were identified.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2010 | Piper PA34 | Casanare, Colombia | Agropecuaria - Aliar S.A. | Fatal | 6 |
| 15 Sep 2009 | Piper PA34 | Castro Verde, Portugal | Ben-Air Flight Academy N.v. | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Dec 2012 | Piper PA34 | Zulia, Colombia | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 11 Jul 2012 | Piper PA34 | Broome, Australia, Australia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Sep 2012 | Piper PA34 | Ilheus, Brazil | Bruno de Sa Martins de Araujo | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Oct 2012 | Piper PA34 | Victoriaville, Canada | Nadeau Air Service | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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