ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366197
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 September 1990 |
| Time: | 19:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T |
| Owner/operator: | Aurora Aviation |
| Registration: | N3981F |
| MSN: | 34-7670325 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-360-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jackson, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Aurora, OR (3S2) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AT THE END OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT SET UP FOR LANDING. THE GEAR WAS LOWERED AND A THREE GREE INDICATION WAS NOTED. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT FELT THE AIRPLANE WAS SLIGHTLY HIGH ON THE APPROACH AND POWER WAS REDUCED AND FULL FLAPS WERE EXTENDED. A CROSS WIND OF 10 KNOTS REQUIRED THE PILOT TO CRAB TO THE RIGHT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALLIGNMENT. AFTER CROSSING THE THRESHOLD, THE PILOT REDUCED ALL POWER AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND BECAME AIRBORNE. THE PILOT LEVELED THE AIRPLANE AND 'MILKED' IT BACK TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD ON ALL THREE LANDING GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED TO A STOP. POST CRASH INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE LANDING FLARE AND LANDED HARD.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA90LA188
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 18:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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