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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-201T · Defuniak Spring, FL · June 6, 2014

Date: June 6, 2014 · 20:37 local
Place: Defuniak Spring, FL
Airport: Defuniak Springs
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2890Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14CA284
Reported as: Piper PA-28-201T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 876 total3 in the last 90 days

N2890ZRegistration cancelled Oct 2, 2021 · Piper PA-28-201TS/N 28-7921089 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-201T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft encountered a gust of wind at landing and veered lt sharply on rwy 27 at touchdown Defuniak Springs FL (54J).

The aircraft experenced a violent impact by contacting the shoulder of the intersecting taxiway and the nose wheel assemby separated from the aircraft causing the airplane to tip forward as the propeller stuck the ground.

The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the nose wheel assembly, engine, and firewall.

Preliminary information indicates that the pilot was informed of a wet and gusting crosswind environment and experienced a gusting wind burst at touchdow.

There were no injuries to persons onboard

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AT LANDING AND VEERED LT SHARPLY ON RWY 27 AT TOUCHDOWN DEFUNIAK SPRINGS FL (54J).

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERENCED A VIOLENT IMPACT BY CONTACTING THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSECTING TAXIWAY AND THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO TIP FORWARD AS THE PROPELLER STUCK THE GROUND.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, ENGINE, AND FIREWALL.

PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE PILOT WAS INFORMED OF A WET AND GUSTING CROSSWIND ENVIRONMENT AND EXPERIENCED A GUSTING WIND BURST AT TOUCHDOW.

THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PERSONS ONBOARD

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 ERA14CA284Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDefuniak Springs, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control in gusty wind conditions during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.Jun 6, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2890Z · 1

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

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