Piper PA-34-200 accident near Monongahela, Pennsylvania, June 18, 1984
On June 18, 1984 at about 7:45 pm local time, a Piper PA-34-200, registered N55697, was substantially damaged in an accident near Monongahela, Pennsylvania (Rostravee airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 18, 1984 · about 7:45 pm local time
- Place
- Monongahela, Pennsylvania · Rostravee · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200 · all PA-34-200s on the register
- Registration
- N55697 · no longer on the register · serial 34-7350237
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE CERTIFIED FLT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) STATED THAT HE WAS GIVING MULTIENGINE INSTRUCTION. ALL BASIC SINGLE AND MULTI- ENGINE MANEUVERS HAD BEEN COMPLETED. THE CFI REDUCED THE PWR ON ONE ENGINE TO SIMULATE A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. THE CFI STATED THAT A NORMAL APPROACH HAD BEEN FLOWN AND THAT ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED 'A LITTLE LONG AND FAST, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED AND WE BEGAN PORPOISING.' THE CFI CALLED FOR A GO-AROUND AND THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT AND ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND BUT THE RIGHT PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. HE REDUCED THE PWR AND THE ACFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,100 hours in all; 40 in this make and model; 130 in the last 90 days; 1,956 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,393 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 1, 1984; 60 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1E6 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: G08 Monongahela PA at 7:15 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 25, 4,000 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N55697 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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