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FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Fayetteville, AR · April 9, 2000

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Date
April 9, 2000 · 18:06 local
Place
Fayetteville, AR
Airport
Drake Fld
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N1571X
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW00LA121
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
N1571XRegistration cancelled Dec 3, 2007 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7570291 · Built 1975Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200TEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The aircraft executed a normal approach to runway 34 at fyv in VMC conditions. Following a normal touchdown, as the MLG accepted the weight of the aircraft, the r/h main wheel was reported to start vibrating as if it were flat. The vibration was reported as substantial, and the pilot was not able to hold the aircrat on the runway. The aircraft pulled to the right, departing the right side of the runway, proceeding into the turf in a turn to the right. As the skid progressed, with the left wing leading, both MLG failed to the right due to the sideload. At that time, both propellers may have struck the ground, but because the aircraft's direction of travel across the turf was approximately parallel to the propeller plane of rotation, no damage was visible on either propeller or engine. The left wing sustained substantial damage. All five persons onboard were able to deplane without assistance. There were no injuries. Inspection of the r/h main wheel assembly showed one third of the inner wheel half flange missing, and the tire to be flat with the tube blown.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT EXECUTED A NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 34 AT FYV IN VMC CONDITIONS. FOLLOWING A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN, AS THE MLG ACCEPTED THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE R/H MAIN WHEEL WAS REPORTED TO START VIBRATING AS IF IT WERE FLAT. THE VIBRATION WAS REPORTED AS SUBSTANTIAL, AND THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO HOLD THE AIRCRAT ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE RIGHT, DEPARTING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, PROCEEDING INTO THE TURF IN A TURN TO THE RIGHT. AS THE SKID PROGRESSED, WITH THE LEFT WING LEADING, BOTH MLG FAILED TO THE RIGHT DUE TO THE SIDELOAD. AT THAT TIME, BOTH PROPELLERS MAY HAVE STRUCK THE GROUND, BUT BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT'S DIRECTION OF TRAVEL ACROSS THE TURF WAS APPROXIMATELY PARALLEL TO THE PROPELLER PLANE OF ROTATION, NO DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE ON EITHER PROPELLER OR ENGINE. THE LEFT WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ALL FIVE PERSONS ONBOARD WERE ABLE TO DEPLANE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. INSPECTION OF THE R/H MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY SHOWED ONE THIRD OF THE INNER WHEEL HALF FLANGE MISSING, AND THE TIRE TO BE FLAT WITH THE TUBE BLOWN.

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 FTW00LA121Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFayetteville, ARThe failure of the inboard half of the right main landing gear wheel as a result of fatigue.Apr 9, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1571X · 1

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

Incident 19830218008029ILevel Off Touchdown · Carroll, IALanded gear up. Had pulled circuit breaker for single engine go-around. Neglected to check circuit breaker and gearFeb 18, 1983 · Minor damage