N1449T

On May 2, 2000, about 1100 am eastern daylight time, a Piper Cherokee, PA-28-140, N1449T, collided with the runway during a landing at Marco Island Airport, in Marco Island, Florida. The airplane was operated by the pilot, a citizen of Ireland, under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot and the passenger received minor injuries. The flight departed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 1000.

The pilot stated that he departed Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport on a pleasure flight to Marco Island Airport. Upon arriving at the destination airport, the pilot established an approach to land on runway 17. The approach to land on runway 17 was normal until the airplane was over the numbers, then the airplane abruptly descended and contacted the runway. The pilot reported that the airplane bounced twice on the runway, then the airplane veered off the runway and nosed over. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or component failures with the airplane.