What happened
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(-23) On June 2, 2001, at approximately 1350 CDT local time, a Piper PA-38-112 tomahawk aircraft, N2495C, during landing at Amarillo International Airport (ama), Amarillo, Texas, the Piper tomahawk received substantial damage as a consequence of a hard landing. During the hard landing sequence the airplane bounced several times, veered left and exited the runway into the gras, the nosewheel collapsed and folded under the fuselage. A post inspection indicated substantial damage to the aircraft, the engine was displaced downward and to the left and the firewall was buckled. Mr. Jason scott hill, the private pilot involved in this accident was aware of the wind conditions at ama. He had listened to the ATIS and ama approach controller had advised him of the winds from 140 degrees and 14 knots. The pilot and sole occupant was not injured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 2, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1350 CDT LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA-38-112 TOMAHAWK AIRCRAFT, N2495C, DURING LANDING AT AMARILLO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (AMA), AMARILLO, TEXAS, THE PIPER TOMAHAWK RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS A CONSEQUENCE OF A HARD LANDING. DURING THE HARD LANDING SEQUENCE THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES, VEERED LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRAS, THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED AND FOLDED UNDER THE FUSELAGE. A POST INSPECTION INDICATED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, THE ENGINE WAS DISPLACED DOWNWARD AND TO THE LEFT AND THE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED. MR. JASON SCOTT HILL, THE PRIVATE PILOT INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS AWARE OF THE WIND CONDITIONS AT AMA. HE HAD LISTENED TO THE ATIS AND AMA APPROACH CONTROLLER HAD ADVISED HIM OF THE WINDS FROM 140 DEGREES AND 14 KNOTS. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.