ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353893
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| Date: | Saturday 22 August 1998 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4760L |
| MSN: | 28-4091 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4255 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hurricane, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mesquite, NV (67L) |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As the pilot took off from Mesquite, Nevada, he heard 'a loud popping sound' and the airplane 'shook a brief moment.' He thought he had struck an animal or other object. He flew over the runway but saw nothing. He landed at Hurricane, Utah, at 80 knots (92 mph), and used 'slight cross control to compensate for the crosswind,' applied 'light' brake pressure, and raised the flaps. The airplane started to veer to the right. The pilot said he corrected with opposite rudder, but it had no effect. When he applied full left rudder and brakes, the airplane 'began to hop and acted as if it was going over on the left wing.' The airplane departed the right side of the runway and collided with a ditch. Photographs taken at the accident site showed the nose wheel bent and collapsed to the right. There was a dark scuffing mark angling off the runway at a 15 degree angle. According to the photographer, there were also dark scuffing 'chatter' marks down the runway. A airport mechanic and an FAA inspector examined the nose landing gear, steering linkage, and brakes, and reported finding no evidence of a mechanical failure.
Probable Cause: The pilot inadvertently inducing a porpoise oscillation, and his failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the excessive landing airspeed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA370
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 June 1985 | N4760L | 0 | Delta, UT | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 16:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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