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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-220T · Ankeny, IA · June 9, 2010

Date: June 9, 2010 · 18:20 local
Place: Ankeny, IA
Airport: Ankeny Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N104NW
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10LA312
Reported as: Piper PA-34-220T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,168 total1,460 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N104NWRegistration cancelled Nov 23, 2010 · Piper PA-34-220TS/N 34-8133059 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-220T Engine 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.

Pilot reported that on landing at Ankeny Regional Airport (ikv) he was unable to flare. The aircraft landed hard in a nose low configuration. The aircraft bounced twice, but the pilot was able to maintain lateral control. The pilot taxied to the airport terminal and shut down. After shut down, the pilot verified that the control yoke had no effect on the stabilator.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED THAT ON LANDING AT ANKENY REGIONAL AIRPORT (IKV) HE WAS UNABLE TO FLARE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD IN A NOSE LOW CONFIGURATION. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE, BUT THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN LATERAL CONTROL. THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE AIRPORT TERMINAL AND SHUT DOWN. AFTER SHUT DOWN, THE PILOT VERIFIED THAT THE CONTROL YOKE HAD NO EFFECT ON THE STABILATOR.

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 CEN10LA312Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnkeny, IAThe failure of the stabilator control cable due to wear. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate maintenance inspection of the stabilator control cable.Jun 9, 2010 · Substantial damage