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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Birchwood, AK · April 10, 1997

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Date
April 10, 1997 · 11:30 local
Place
Birchwood, AK
Airport
Birchwood
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5238T
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,267 total250 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N5238TRegistration cancelled Mar 5, 2018 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7225367 · Built 1972Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on April 10, 1997, a Piper PA-28-140, N5238T, owned and operated by Mr. Thomas w. wright, commercial certificate #419988734 at approximately 1245 hours local time. Mr. Wright stated that he was conducting approaches at Birchwood airfield, when on his third approach for landing to runway 19 the aircraft yawed right, making contact with right main landing gear causing torque link center bolt assembly to separate which keeps the strut assembly together. Aircraft bounced thereby causing the wheel assembly to separate from the housing. Aircraft landed on the main landing gear housing and right droop wing tip with the wheel assembly under the right flap causing minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 10, 1997, A PIPER PA-28-140, N5238T, OWNED AND OPERATED BY MR. THOMAS W. WRIGHT, COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE #419988734 AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 HOURS LOCAL TIME. MR. WRIGHT STATED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING APPROACHES AT BIRCHWOOD AIRFIELD, WHEN ON HIS THIRD APPROACH FOR LANDING TO RUNWAY 19 THE AIRCRAFT YAWED RIGHT, MAKING CONTACT WITH RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUSING TORQUE LINK CENTER BOLT ASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE WHICH KEEPS THE STRUT ASSEMBLY TOGETHER. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THEREBY CAUSING THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE FROM THE HOUSING. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR HOUSING AND RIGHT DROOP WING TIP WITH THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY UNDER THE RIGHT FLAP CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

Other reports on N5238T · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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