ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291407
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| Date: | Thursday 5 May 2016 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32RT |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N4450S |
| MSN: | 32R-7987073 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-S1 AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gainesville, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gainesville-Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport, GA (GVL/KGVL) |
| Gainesville-Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport, GA (GVL/KGVL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during the landing flare a gust of wind caused the airplane to balloon 10 to 15 feet above the runway. The pilot further reported that the touchdown was hard, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway.
An automated weather observing system, about the time of the accident, reported the wind from 310 degrees true at 14 knots, gusting to 20 knots, for the landing on runway 29.
The fuselage was substantially damaged.
The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate descent rate during the landing flare in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing, left main landing gear collapse, and runway excursion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA16CA222
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Oct-2022 13:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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