Accident · 2019-11-25

NTSB case CEN20TA025 · Piper PA34 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2019-11-25
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
Piper PA34 (N15412)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
US AVIATION GROUP LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
US Aviation Group LLC

Probable cause

The pilot's hard, bounced landing and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a fracture of the nose landing gear mounting structure.

Source: NTSB case CEN20TA025

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Flight instructor pilot flyingFlight instructor / Commercial27Class 1 (2017-08-17)485 total · 15 in this make/model · 345 as PIC · 76 last 90 days
Pilot pilot flyingPrivateAirplane18Class 1 (2019-02-21)210 total · 4 in this make/model

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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