ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 346289
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| Date: | Monday 2 October 2023 |
| Time: | 20:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7461W |
| MSN: | 28-1367 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2649 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A3A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gallia–Meigs Regional Airport (GAS/KGAS), Gallipolis, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Charleston-Yeager Airport, WV (CRW/KCRW) |
| Gallipolis-Gallia Meigs Regional Airport, OH (KGAS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot approached the runway for landing and described that the main landing gear first touched down first. The nose landing gear then contacted the runway and immediately collapsed. The student pilot applied the brakes and the airplane departed the left side of the runway onto the grass. The airplane struck a lighting system and came to rest about 35 ft from the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. The student pilot reported “there were no visible signs of mechanical failure' on the nose landing gear prior to the accident flight, and a Federal Aviation Administration inspector who examined the nose landing gear after the accident did not observe any mechanical discrepancies.
Probable Cause: A collapse of the nose landing gear during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with an approach lighting system.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA24LA002
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N7461W
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2023 13:44 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 26-Oct-2023 18:44 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 22-Dec-2023 10:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2023 10:49 | harro | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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