ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266707
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| Date: | Thursday 12 August 2021 |
| Time: | 14:43 LT |
| Type: |  North American T-28B Trojan |
| Owner/operator: | Buno 138314 LLC |
| Registration: | N392W |
| MSN: | 200-385 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8683 hours |
| Engine model: | Curtis Wright R-1820-86 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Puyallup-Pierce County-Thun Field, WA (KPLU) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Truckee Airport, CA (TKF/KTRK) |
| Puyallup-Pierce County-Thun Field, WA (KPLU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, after touchdown the nose wheel started to shimmy, and he was not able to steer the airplane. The airplane veered to the left side of the runway as the pilot continued to try and steer away from the edge of the runway using the right brake. When the left main landing gear wheel went off the edge of the runway, he initiated the emergency procedures to retract the landing gear, shut down the engine and open the canopy.
Examination of the wreckage revealed that the nose wheel steering components and the hydraulic shimmy damper appeared to remain intact and attached to their respective mounts. The shimmy damper piston rod was actuated by hand and found to compress and extend normally. No hydraulic fluid leaks were observed on the damper. No evidence of a pre-accident mechanical failure or malfunction was revealed that would have precluded normal operation. The reason for the nose wheel shimmy could not be determined from available evidence.
Probable Cause: A nose wheel shimmy during the landing roll for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence, which led to a loss of directional control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR21LA318
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/t28registry/t28-138314.html
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N392W
Location
Images:
Photo: Central Pierce Fire and Rescue
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2021 02:26 | Geno | Added |
| 13-Aug-2021 06:18 | harro | Updated [Damage, Narrative, Photo] |
| 13-Aug-2021 09:05 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Source] |
| 13-Aug-2021 14:23 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Category] |
| 26-Aug-2021 19:25 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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