ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286659
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Date: | Thursday 20 August 2009 |
Time: | 19:20 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-22-150 |
Owner/operator: | Chris Meyer |
Registration: | N6038D |
MSN: | 22-4691 |
Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Tacoma, Washington -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Everett-Snohomish County Airport, WA (PAE/KPAE) |
Destination airport: | Tacoma Narrows Airport, WA (TIW/KTIW) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot reported that he was landing in crosswind conditions and was using a right wing low technique for the wheel landing. Shortly after touchdown he heard the right gear leg pop and the strut collapsed. The gear support structure and associated gearbox were substantially damaged. Post accident examination of the strut attachment fitting by a Safety Board metallurgist revealed that the fracture faces displayed features and deformations consistent with overstress separations. The metallurgist reported that no indications of preexisting cracking or corrosion were detected. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplanes flight control systems prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper landing flare in crosswind conditions resulting in a gear leg collapse.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | WPR09LA408 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 10 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB WPR09LA408
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Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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