ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295849
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| Date: | Monday 19 May 2003 |
| Time: | 19:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflight Executive Services Inc. |
| Registration: | N71749 |
| MSN: | 31-7652098 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14564 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wenatchee, Washington -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Spokane International Airport, WA (GEG/KGEG) |
| Wenatchee-Pangborn Field, WA (EAT/KEAT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the landing roll, the nose gear began to oscillate when it made contact with the runway surface. The pilot applied up elevator to unload the nose gear. When the nose gear touched down again, the aircraft veered to the right side. The pilot tried to compensate with left rudder input, however, the aircraft traveled off the side of the runway surface onto soft terrain. The nose gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest off the side of the runway. Inspection of the nose gear found that the steering arm on top of the nose gear strut was missing. The part has not been located.
Probable Cause: Failure of the nose gear steering system for undetermined reasons during the landing roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA03LA085
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 13:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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