ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356070
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 April 1997 |
| Time: | 23:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Purdue Pilots, Inc. |
| Registration: | N6148H |
| MSN: | 287816230 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5183 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lafayette, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (3AR) |
| (KLAF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The CFI and student pilot were conducting night takeoffs and landings. The CFI stated that after the third landing touchdown, at an airspeed of approximately 30 knot, the right main landing gear strut began to shimmy and the gear collapsed. The airplane came to rest on the runway. The CFI stated they had used aft elevator pressure to slow the airplane and not the brakes. Metallurgical examination of the fractured landing gear strut/spar attachment screws revealed that two of the four screws contained fatigue cracking. The other two screw fractures were secondary failures.
Probable Cause: a fatigue failure of the fight main landing gear strut/spar attachment screws.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI97LA098
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2024 18:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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