N56196 – PIPER PA34 – 2010-09-23 NTSB Accident Report

On September 23, 2010, a Piper PA34 (N56196) was involved in an incident near Northampton, MA. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

The pilot stated to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector that it was his first landing at the accident airport. During the traffic pattern and approach for landing, he was "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 by the FAA inspector revealed substantial damage to both wings, and no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane were identified.

This incident is documented in NTSB report ERA10CA513. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N56196.