ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367533
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| Date: | Sunday 7 January 1990 |
| Time: | 14:21 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Sowl, Marcus E. |
| Registration: | N35ST |
| MSN: | 27-7654012 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1333 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540-CIA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Columbus, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Duluth, MN (D36) |
| Columbus, OH (KCMH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING A LANDING ROLL. A WITNESS WHO OBSERVED THE AIPRLANE FLYING ON FINAL APPROACH REPORTED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS CANTED TO THE LEFT APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGS. THE PILOT REPORTED HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAXI PRIOR TO TAKEOFF AND STATED THE TURNING LIMITS OF THE NOSE WHEEL HAD BEEN EXCEEDED DURING GROUND HANDLING OPERATIONS. POST ACCIDENTS INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN STEERING LINK IN THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY AND A CRACKED GEAR STRUT HOUSING AT THE NOSE GEAR STEERING TRAVEL STOP.
Probable Cause: PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH A NOSE GEAR STEERING PROBLEM.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI90DEK03
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 15:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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