ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298357
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| Date: | Thursday 25 October 2001 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Eastwind Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N1585X |
| MSN: | 28R-7535342 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8610 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | FARMINGDALE, New Jersey -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Belmar/Farmingdale-Monmouth Executive Airport, NJ (BLM/KBLM) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor was checking the pilot out in the airplane. As part of the check-out, the pilot was performing touch and go landings. On the second landing, the pilot had difficulty maintaining the runway centerline alignment due to the wind. As a result, the airplane's nose was positioned about 10-20 degrees to the right of runway centerline when it landed hard on the left main landing gear. The flight instructor said the pilot was having difficulty controlling the airplane, and described the situation as "becoming excessive". The instructor then took control of the airplane and completed the touch and go. During climb-out, the gear appeared to retract normally, but when extended for landing, the left landing gear light did not illuminate. The pilot then noticed that the top surface of the left wing was damaged, and attempts to extend the gear were unsuccessful. After landing with the left main landing gear partially extended, the airplane went off the left side of the runway. When asked what caused the accident, the instructor said: "The landing caused the damage due to the impact and position of the gear." Winds recorded at the airport were from 280 degrees at 14, gusting to 18.
Probable Cause: the flight instructor's delayed remedial action to correct the pilot's lack of directional control during landing. A factor was the crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD02LA006
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 17:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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