ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74820
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| Date: | Friday 27 October 2000 |
| Time: | 17:27 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | LV-MCT |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Usuhaía, Tierra del Fuego -
 Argentina
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego |
| Usuhaía, Tierra del Fuego | |
| Investigating agency: | JIAAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The driver, a passenger, took off at 16:40 pm aerodrome Rio Grande, (TDF) to reach Ushuaia Airport on a flight training. He approached USU 8000 ft and was informed by TWR USU wind conditions, 220 degrees/22 knots. At 4 NM, in the final approach, was allowed to land.
Two minutes later, the pilot operator requested the Tower at USU to verify the position of the landing gear. The operator told him that "he saw it was good". The pilot continued the direct approach, touching 2720 m on runway 25. At the time of
touch the nose wheel had not started to lower causing the propeller to hit the runway.
The pilot managed to lift the nose causing the front wheel out and lockup. As a precaution the plane was removed from the runway. Following the accident, the pilot and passenger were not injured and the aircraft slightly damaged
CAUSE:
In a training flight, during landing, collapsed nose wheel and the propeller struck the runway
On the approach, by mistake in normal and emergency procedures to, the pilot forgot extend the landing gear.
Contributing factors:
Pilot with little experience on the plane and lack of practice for emergency landings.
Continued an approach and landing without being able to extend and lock the landing gear.
Performed the procedure in emergency gear extension, without suspending approach rather than orbit in the aerodrome traffic circuit, to solve the problem.
Performed final approach with excess height and speed.
Did not use the Checklist Procedures or to carry out comprehensive procedures
Sources:
http://www.jiaac.gob.ar/files/pdf/Bol30.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2015 18:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2019 17:25 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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