N551N is a 1975 Piper PA-34-200T. It is a fixed-wing multi-engine aircraft with 7 seats, powered by a Cont Motor TSIO-360 SER rated at 225 horsepower. Its registration was cancelled in Apr 1975. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Jul 2017. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
FAA recordRegistered in Wilmington, DE in 2008 · deregistered in 1975.
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The pilot stated that because the runway was wet, he was "determined to touch down as close to the approach end as possible." On landing, the airplane bounced, and the nose and main landing gear subsequently collapsed. The airplane came to rest on the runway, approximately 1,700 feet beyond the landing threshold, and sustained substantial damage. An airport surveillance video camera captured the accident sequence. Review of the video indicated that the airplane first contacted the runway just beyond the displaced threshold, in a flat attitude, with no flare or float. The airplane bounced and re-contacted the runway on its nose landing gear, which then collapsed. This was followed by a series of rapid, large-amplitude pitch oscillations, and collapse of the main gear.
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