ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295997
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 April 2003 |
| Time: | 18:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32RT-300T |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N31998 |
| MSN: | 32R7887019 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5802 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycomming TIO-540-S1AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. George, Utah -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Long Beach Airport, CA (LGB/KLGB) |
| Saint George Municipal Airport, UT (SGU/KSGU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot made a normal straight-in approach and "crossed the fence at about 80 to 90 knots." Just before touchdown, the airplane "ballooned" and touched down "a little harder than normal." The nose gear collapsed and the airplane skidded to a halt about 1,300 feet down the runway. The nose landing gear down-lock and an exemplar down-lock were sent to NTSB's materials laboratory for examination. The examination showed the down-lock "contained a fracture that intersected the hook portion." Microscopic examination revealed "a river pattern that pointed to the inner bend area of the hook, indicating that this was the origin of the fracture. The fracture face contained features typical of overstress separation, with no evidence of a preexisting (fatigue) crack. The origin area of the fracture contained no evidence of mechanical or corrosion damage. However, contact wear was noted in the throat of the hook."
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper flare technique, resulting in a hard landing that caused the nose landing gear down-lock to fail and the gear to collapse. A contributing factor was the unfavorable wind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN03LA065
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 15:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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