Crash location | 42.716945°N, 71.123334°W |
Nearest city | Lawrence, MA
42.707035°N, 71.163114°W 2.1 miles away |
Tail number | N323RB |
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Accident date | 02 Jan 2006 |
Aircraft type | Piper PA-34-220T |
Additional details: | None |
During the landing flare, the airplane touched down hard and bounced back into the air in a nose high attitude. The airplane then collided with the runway nose down, and the nose and right main landing gear collapsed. The airplane subsequently skidded to a stop on the runway, and incurred substantial damage.
The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.