ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354628
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| Date: | Saturday 4 April 1998 |
| Time: | 15:49 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Purdue University |
| Registration: | N537PU |
| MSN: | 2841344 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2232 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lafayette, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KLAF) |
| (KLAF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported he made one landing followed by a go-around. On the third landing, while at an altitude of 2 to 4 feet agl, the airplane landed 'harder than usual' with the nose gear contacting the runway followed by the main gear. The nose gear collapsed when it contacted the runway and the airplane veered off the side of the runway into the grass. The landing was made on runway 5, with the pilot reporting the winds from 040 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 21 knots.
Probable Cause: the student pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the gusty wind conditions during landing. A factor was the gusty wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI98LA115
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2024 16:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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