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FAA accident report · Piper PA44180 · Daytona Beach, FL · March 29, 2006

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Date
March 29, 2006 · 10:42 local
Place
Daytona Beach, FL
Airport
Daytona Beach Regional
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
NX4S
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N938ER
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA06LA074
Reported as
Piper PA44180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total300 in this make and model175 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.

(-23) On 29 mar, 2006 at 1042 EST, N938ER, a Piper pa 44-180 "seminole", veered left off runway 25R at Daytona Beach international airport, FL immediately after touchdown and impacted the 9000 ft runway-remaining marker adjacent to the runway, incurring substantial damage to the right wing. PIC was privacy data omitted pilot at the controls was privacy data omitted. Upon touchdown abeam taxiway N9, the nose landing gear strut immediately collapsed forward, and the nose dropped onto the collapsed strut as the aircraft began to veer left. The crew attempted to regain directional control but could not. Crew brought throttles to idle, propeller levers to feather, and mixtures to idle-cutoff as aircraft reached edge of paved surface. Right propeller blades struck edge of pavement, left propeller blades impacted sandy soil alongside runway shoulder. Aircraft quickly removed to allow runway to re-open. Nose gear drag brace found broken at forward bushing mount. Nose oleo shows evidence of bottoming out in compression. Drag brace and bushing sent to NTSB metallurgical lab for analysis.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 29 MAR, 2006 AT 1042 EST, N938ER, A PIPER PA 44-180 "SEMINOLE", VEERED LEFT OFF RUNWAY 25R AT DAYTONA BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FL IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND IMPACTED THE 9000 FT RUNWAY-REMAINING MARKER ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY, INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. PIC WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT AT THE CONTROLS WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. UPON TOUCHDOWN ABEAM TAXIWAY N9, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT IMMEDIATELY COLLAPSED FORWARD, AND THE NOSE DROPPED ONTO THE COLLAPSED STRUT AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER LEFT. THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BUT COULD NOT. CREW BROUGHT THROTTLES TO IDLE, PROPELLER LEVERS TO FEATHER, AND MIXTURES TO IDLE-CUTOFF AS AIRCRAFT REACHED EDGE OF PAVED SURFACE. RIGHT PROPELLER BLADES STRUCK EDGE OF PAVEMENT, LEFT PROPELLER BLADES IMPACTED SANDY SOIL ALONGSIDE RUNWAY SHOULDER. AIRCRAFT QUICKLY REMOVED TO ALLOW RUNWAY TO RE-OPEN. NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE FOUND BROKEN AT FORWARD BUSHING MOUNT. NOSE OLEO SHOWS EVIDENCE OF BOTTOMING OUT IN COMPRESSION. DRAG BRACE AND BUSHING SENT TO NTSB METALLURGICAL LAB FOR ANALYSIS.

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 MIA06LA074Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDaytona Beach, FLFailure of the nose landing gear upper drag brace assembly due to overload acting on an undetected forging defect formed during the initial forging of the brace. A contributing factor in this accident was the runway distance remaining sign.Mar 29, 2006 · Substantial damage