ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359761
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| Date: | Monday 19 September 1994 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8398J |
| MSN: | 32-8106073 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2685 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nacogdoches, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Lafayette, LA (KLFT) |
| (KOCH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEFT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE RETURNED TO THE RUNWAY, VEERED TO THE RIGHT, AND EXITED THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE AIRPLANE THEN IMPACTED A DITCH AND SLID TO A STOP ON THE TAXIWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WINDS VARIED FROM CALM TO A 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND IN EXCESS OF 20 KNOTS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR CROSSWIND DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. A FACTOR WAS THE VARIABLE CROSSWIND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW94LA305
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 14:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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