ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353662
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| Date: | Monday 12 October 1998 |
| Time: | 15:45 LT |
| Type: | Piper PA-28 |
| Owner/operator: | Atc Corporation |
| Registration: | N5078W |
| MSN: | 28-87 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3565 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Carson City, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bishop, CA (KBIH) |
| (KCXP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed El Monte, California, to attend a convention in Reno, Nevada, but planned to park the aircraft in Carson City, Nevada. After an intermediate stop in Bishop, California, the flight arrived at Carson City. The pilot said UNICOM informed him that the winds were calm, and he elected to land on runway 27. He stated that he did not look at the windsock while in the pattern. The pilot stated he experienced some turbulence and crosswind on landing. The right main landing gear collapsed and separated from the aircraft. After departing the runway and crossing a drainage ditch, the airplane came to rest. A witness working in his office at the airport noticed the airplane in the traffic pattern and observed that the airplane would be landing with a quartering tailwind. He stated that local pilots are aware of a hill northeast of the airport that can disturb the air on the approach to this runway when the wind is from that direction.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to verify the wind direction and speed, his selection of the wrong runway for the existing wind conditions, and, his inadequate compensation for those wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX99LA010
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 09:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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