ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 383201
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| Date: | Saturday 2 October 1982 |
| Time: | 22:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Norman Ovitt |
| Registration: | N4025W |
| MSN: | 32-40039 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2800 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 KIA5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Near Port Heide, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Port Heiden, AK (PTH) |
| Port Heiden, AK (PTH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS BACK TAXIING ALONG A BEACH AFTER LANDING AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. ON EXAMINATION, THE PILOT FOUND THAT A BOLT IN THE NOSE GEAR STEERING MECHANISM HAD FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. THIS ALLOWED THE NOSE GEAR TO OVER ROTATE IN THE TURN, PUTTING SEVERE SIDE LOADS ON THE GEAR.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC83IA001
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 May 2007 | N4025W | Private | 0 | Kenai, Alaska | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 22:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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