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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28180 · Tulsa, OK · June 29, 1996

Date: June 29, 1996 · 08:55 local
Place: Tulsa, OK
Airport: Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7859W
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96LA283
Reported as: Piper PA28180
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 43 total23 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.

Landed hard. Collapsed nose gear. Veered off runway. Struck object trying to regain control. Damaged wing spar. (-23) the student pilot was making a touch and go landing on runway 19R. On touchdown the nose strut collapsed and the aircraft veered to the left, and went off the left side of the runway, causing substantial damage to the left wing.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED HARD. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. STRUCK OBJECT TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL. DAMAGED WING SPAR. (-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MAKING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 19R. ON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE STRUT COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW96LA283Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTulsa, OKThe student pilot's improper flare during the landing, which resulted in a collapsed nose gear, ground swerve, and collision with an object.Jun 29, 1996 · Substantial damage