ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382241
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| Date: | Sunday 10 April 1983 |
| Time: | 16:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-236 |
| Owner/operator: | Phoenix Aviation |
| Registration: | N2200Y |
| MSN: | 28-79-11146 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 843 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-J3A50 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kaiser, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chesterfield, MO (SUS |
| Kaiser, MO (KAIZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING. THE WEATHER WAS VMC BUT THE PILOT SAID HE ENCOUNTERED A GUSTY CROSSWIND DURING LANDING. HE HAD CHECKED THE WIND SOCK PRIOR TO LANDING AND IT WAS HANGING LIMP. THE REPORTED WIND WAS 290 DEGREES AT 5 KTS GUSTING TO 15 KTS. THE PILOT HAD BOUNCED DURING TOUCHDOWN. DURING THE BOUNCE THE NOSE SHIFTED ABOUT 30 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AS THE ACFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND A DITCH.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC83LA088
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2024 11:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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