20050704017449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-20 · Nome, AK · July 4, 2005

Date: July 4, 2005 · 08:45 local
Place: Nome, AK
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7440K
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC05CA091
Reported as: Piper PA20
Reported engine: Lycoming O290D2
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 187 total160 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N7440KRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Piper PA-20S/N 20-351 · Built 1950 Airframe modelPiper PA-20 Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot stated: "on rollout at iron creek strip a wind gust under right hand wing lifted it up. Powered back up, landed hard again. Right hand gear collapsed, went on back with a slow flop." "Estimated crosswind was 15-17 knots at a 45 degree angle off the nose on the ridgetop. The landing surface was shale shist, a little soft." "Damaged rudder, left hand strut, both wing tips, right hand landing gear. Prop and engine stopped suddenly." "My low pass felt good, the next pass o.k. landed, then had problems." "Plan to trailer it out on four wheeler trails." privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED: "ON ROLLOUT AT IRON CREEK STRIP A WIND GUST UNDER RIGHT HAND WING LIFTED IT UP. POWERED BACK UP, LANDED HARD AGAIN. RIGHT HAND GEAR COLLAPSED, WENT ON BACK WITH A SLOW FLOP." "ESTIMATED CROSSWIND WAS 15-17 KNOTS AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE OFF THE NOSE ON THE RIDGETOP. THE LANDING SURFACE WAS SHALE SHIST, A LITTLE SOFT." "DAMAGED RUDDER, LEFT HAND STRUT, BOTH WING TIPS, RIGHT HAND LANDING GEAR. PROP AND ENGINE STOPPED SUDDENLY." "MY LOW PASS FELT GOOD, THE NEXT PASS O.K. LANDED, THEN HAD PROBLEMS." "PLAN TO TRAILER IT OUT ON FOUR WHEELER TRAILS." ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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 ANC05CA091Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNome, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in the collapse of the main landing gear, and a nose over. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.Jul 4, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7440K · 2

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

Incident 19940429020489IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Nome, AKPilot struck an oil drum while attempting to taxi around a mud puddle.Apr 29, 1994 · Minor damage Accident 19850922046989ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Feather River, AKAt touchdown a gust of wind caused loss of directional control. Aircraft flipped over. Area of unpredictable winds.Sep 22, 1985 · Substantial damage