ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353946
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| Date: | Thursday 13 August 1998 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T |
| Owner/operator: | Scenic Aviation Inc. |
| Registration: | N6935C |
| MSN: | 34-7870167 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10189 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360-EB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Blanding, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Flagstaff, AZ (KFLG) |
| Chinle, AZ (Q32) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot told his employer that the nose landing gear would not extend, and he diverted to another airport where he landed with the nose gear retracted. Inspection disclosed damage consistent with a hard landing. Two witnesses later reported having observed the hard landing. A passenger aboard the airplane later corrborated the report. The pilot was later terminated and attempts to contact him were unsuccessful.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate landing flare, causing components of the nose wheel landing gear to fracture.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA369
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 May 1983 | N6935C | Condor Aero Services | 0 | Muscle Shoals, AL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 17:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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