ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356217
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| Date: | Monday 24 February 1997 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-236 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4341M |
| MSN: | 28-8411010 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2987 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palo Alto, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Jose, CA (KSJC) |
| (KPAO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An air traffic controller observed the aircraft bounce after touchdown, then porpoise three times down the runway with each bounce increasing in amplitude. After the third bounce, the nose gear collapsed, and the aircraft slid off the left side of the runway. The wind was from 010 degrees at 15 knots. Examination of the aircraft revealed no evidence of a brake failure or other malfunction.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a porpoise and subsequent overload failure of the nose gear.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX97LA111
History of this aircraft
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| 14 August 2011 | N4341M | Av-ed Flight School | 0 | Front Royal, Virginia | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 20:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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