ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356778
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| Date: | Monday 26 August 1996 |
| Time: | 15:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Moccasin Flying Club, Inc. |
| Registration: | N801SP |
| MSN: | 32R-8013070 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2581 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-KIG5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stewartville, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St. Paul, MN (KSTP) |
| Chattanooga, TN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Shortly after climb out on an IFR flight plan, the pilot realized that he had a landing gear problem. He diverted to a nearby airport and made a fly-by past the tower. Tower personnel advised him that his nose gear was partially extended. On final approach for landing, the pilot shut off the engine to make a dead stick landing to avoid damaging the airplane. The airplane touched down on terrain 200 yards short of the runway threshold. Examination of the airplane revealed a fractured nose wheel shimmy damper attaching collar.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in a failure to reach the proper touchdown point for the landing. The fractured nose gear shimmy damper attaching collar and the jammed nose gear were related factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI96LA317
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 February 1984 | N8170D | J.J. Aviation, Inc. | 0 | Fort Myers, FL | |
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| 21 September 2004 | N801SP | Aero Atlanta Flight Center | 2 | Euharlee, GA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 10:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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