ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364688
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| Date: | Saturday 17 August 1991 |
| Time: | 07:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Three Wing Flying Service,inc. |
| Registration: | N4368W |
| MSN: | 32-8406016 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-G5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Montauk, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bridgeport, CT (KBDR) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID HE FLARED THE AIRPLANE AND A GUST OF WIND FROM THE LEFT AND REAR OF THE AIRPLANE CAUSED THE NOSE TO RISE. THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD ON THE 3000 FOOT RUNWAY CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND PENETRATE THROUGH THE WING. THE PILOT COULD NOT CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE ARIPLANE AND IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED IN HIS ACCIDENT REPORT THAT THE WIND WAS ZERO.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING, RESULTING IN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S INTERPRETATION OF THE WIND CONDITIONS, MISJUDGMENT OF THE FLARE CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO BALLOON AND STALL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC91LA214
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2024 17:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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