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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Piaggio P180 · Georgetown, TX · December 18, 2017

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Date
December 18, 2017 · 07:45 local
Place
Georgetown, TX
Airport
Georgetown Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N141JT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN18CA058
Reported as
Piaggio P180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
21,240 total800 in this make and model75 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.

Aircraft was enroute from addison airport (kads) addison, Texas to Georgetown airport (kgtu) Georgetown, Texas. Pilot and co-pilot were on final approach to runway 36 setting up for landing in fog and rainy conditions (IMC) with a slight crosswind.

Pilot asked co-pilot to call out altitudes for approach descent. Visability was very low at time aircraft was over runway. Pilot stated runway became visible just prior to touchdown when pilot noticed aircraft was to right of centerline. Pilot attempted to make a left correction and then to right to realign. Landing was very hard onto runway causing aircraft right main landing gear to fail and collapse. Aircraft skidded approximatly 1000 feet to its final resting point in the grass to the right side of runway.

Aircraft sustained heavy damage to right main landing gear actuator and strut assembly. Other damage included right wing tip, right engine propeller blades, right side foward kinnard, left wing tip. Right side ventral fin had slight damage. There was no post crash fire. No injury to flight crew.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM ADDISON AIRPORT (KADS) ADDISON, TEXAS TO GEORGETOWN AIRPORT (KGTU) GEORGETOWN, TEXAS. PILOT AND CO-PILOT WERE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36 SETTING UP FOR LANDING IN FOG AND RAINY CONDITIONS (IMC) WITH A SLIGHT CROSSWIND.

PILOT ASKED CO-PILOT TO CALL OUT ALTITUDES FOR APPROACH DESCENT. VISABILITY WAS VERY LOW AT TIME AIRCRAFT WAS OVER RUNWAY. PILOT STATED RUNWAY BECAME VISIBLE JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN WHEN PILOT NOTICED AIRCRAFT WAS TO RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT CORRECTION AND THEN TO RIGHT TO REALIGN. LANDING WAS VERY HARD ONTO RUNWAY CAUSING AIRCRAFT RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO FAIL AND COLLAPSE. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATLY 1000 FEET TO ITS FINAL RESTING POINT IN THE GRASS TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY.

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE TO RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR AND STRUT ASSEMBLY. OTHER DAMAGE INCLUDED RIGHT WING TIP, RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER BLADES, RIGHT SIDE FOWARD KINNARD, LEFT WING TIP. RIGHT SIDE VENTRAL FIN HAD SLIGHT DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. NO INJURY TO FLIGHT CREW.

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 CEN18CA058Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGeorgetown, TXThe pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and the right main landing gear collapsing.Dec 18, 2017 · Substantial damage