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FAA accident report · Piper AEROSTAR 601P · Alpine, TX · August 22, 2011

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Date
August 22, 2011 · 17:07 local
Place
Alpine, TX
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8076J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11LA558
Reported as
Piper Aerostar 601P
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,164 total1,369 in this make and model41 in the last 90 days
N8076JRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2013 · Piper AEROSTAR 601PS/N 61P-0559-241 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper AEROSTAR 601PEngine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On August 22, 2011, at approximately 17:07CDT, an accident occurred involving the operation of N8076J, a Piper Aerostar 601P, and serial number 61P-0559-241. The aircraft was operated by the privacy data omitted and pilot, with two passengers aboard. The FAA certificated private pilot held both airplane single and multi engine land and an instrument airplane ratings. The pilot completed simulator training and an FAA flight review on August 10, 2011, 12 days before the accident. The purpose of the flight was pleasure and a return flight where the aircraft is based in houston, Texas. A weather briefing was obtained and an instrument flight rules (IFR), flight plan was filed though visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight from Alpine-casparis municipal airport (E38), in Alpine, Texas, to the houston southwest airport (axh), in houston, Texas. The aircraft departed runway 19 and turned east bound. The pilot stated he felt a vibration and decided to return to the departing airport as a precaution. The flaps and landing gear were fully extended on the final approach to runway 19. During the approach the aircraft landed short of the runway. The landing gear collapsed as the aircraft contacted the asphalt at the approach end of runway 19. The aircraft slid down the runway and came to rest on the right side of runway 19 approximately 1450 feet from the initial point of touch down. The aircraft stopped approximately 1230 feet from the approach end of runway 19. The pilot and two passengers were not injured as a result of this accident and there was no post crash fire, though the aircraft fuel tanks were full prior to the flight. The aircraft was substantially damaged evident by damage to both main spares resulting from the collapse of both main landing gear. There was minor damage to the right propeller, nose gear, and bottom of the fuselage. On 09-19-2011 the pilot privacy data omitted contacted this office and stated to an FAA inspector he removed the rudder trim locking nut and bolt himself prior to the flight. He further strated he did this because the rudder trim would not center during the preflight inspection, and he wanted to fly the aircraft to his home base to make the necessary repairs.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 22, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 17:07CDT, AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED INVOLVING THE OPERATION OF N8076J, A PIPER AEROSTAR 601P, AND SERIAL NUMBER 61P-0559-241. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PILOT, WITH TWO PASSENGERS ABOARD. THE FAA CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT HELD BOTH AIRPLANE SINGLE AND MULTI ENGINE LAND AND AN INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE RATINGS. THE PILOT COMPLETED SIMULATOR TRAINING AND AN FAA FLIGHT REVIEW ON AUGUST 10, 2011, 12 DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS PLEASURE AND A RETURN FLIGHT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IS BASED IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. A WEATHER BRIEFING WAS OBTAINED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR), FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED THOUGH VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT FROM ALPINE-CASPARIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (E38), IN ALPINE, TEXAS, TO THE HOUSTON SOUTHWEST AIRPORT (AXH), IN HOUSTON, TEXAS.THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 19 AND TURNED EAST BOUND. THE PILOT STATED HE FELT A VIBRATION AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTING AIRPORT AS A PRECAUTION. THE FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR WERE FULLY EXTENDED ON THE FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 19. DURING THE APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE ASPHALT AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 19. THE AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 19 APPROXIMATELY 1450 FEET FROM THE INITIAL POINT OF TOUCH DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 1230 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 19. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT AND THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE, THOUGH THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS WERE FULL PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED EVIDENT BY DAMAGE TO BOTH MAIN SPARES RESULTING FROM THE COLLAPSE OF BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR, AND BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE.ON 09-19-2011 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTACTED THIS OFFICE AND STATED TO AN FAA INSPECTOR HE REMOVED THE RUDDER TRIM LOCKING NUT AND BOLT HIMSELF PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. HE FURTHER STRATED HE DID THIS BECAUSE THE RUDDER TRIM WOULD NOT CENTER DURING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, AND HE WANTED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT TO HIS HOME BASE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS.

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 CEN11LA558Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlpine, TXThe pilot’s improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to fly the airplane with a known mechanical deficiency.Aug 22, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8076J · 1

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

Incident 20030413006389INormal Cruise · Lafayette, LA(-23) Dr. Noon was enroute to crestview, fla., when Dr. Noons Piper Aerostar 601-P lost manifold pressure, Dr. Noon declared an emergency and landed at Lafayette, LA. Maintenance inspected aircraft and found the turbo air hose had come off. Maintenance…Apr 13, 2003 · Reported as Piper PA60601P