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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA60601P · Monroe, MI · September 11, 1990

Date
September 11, 1990 · 06:15 local
Place
Monroe, MI
Airport
Custer Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GXPA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N321GB
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI90LA261
Reported as
Piper PA60601P
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540S1A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,681 total90 in this make and model181 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Right main strut scissors broke on touchdown allowed wheel to cock causing runway excursion. Torque link AD issued.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT MAIN STRUT SCISSORS BROKE ON TOUCHDOWN ALLOWED WHEEL TO COCK CAUSING RUNWAY EXCURSION. TORQUE LINK AD ISSUED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.