ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199537
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| Date: | Sunday 4 June 2017 |
| Time: | 13:20 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-235 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9238W |
| MSN: | 28-10908 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4409 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Big Bear, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles, CA (WHP) |
| Big Bear, CA (L35) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during the landing flare, the airplane encountered a “sudden massive gust of wind” that pitched the nose up. He pushed the yoke forward, but the wind shifted to a tailwind, and the airplane “slammed” onto the runway. Subsequently, the left main landing gear collapsed, the airplane veered right off the runway, and it then came to rest nose down.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The automated weather observation system at the airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 260° at 4 knots. The pilot landed on runway 26.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and a subsequent loss of directional control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Sep-2017 19:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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