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FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Page, AZ · June 16, 2018

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Date
June 16, 2018 · 14:00 local
Place
Page, AZ
Airport
Page
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
E0GA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N621PG
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR18LA184
Reported as
Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N621PGRegistration cancelled Feb 5, 2022 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7652049 · Built 1975Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Due enroute weather on 06/16/2018 the pilot decided to make a fuel stop in Page AZ. According to the pilot the wind was calm and variable 3 or 4 knots. He setup to land runway 15 and follow the glideslope right to the thousand foot marks. At touchdown the plane immediately started veering to the right, the pilot used differental braking and left rudder and the aircraft continued to skid to the right off of the runway. The aircraft ran into a taxi or runway marker sign and the nose gear collapsed the aircraft passed over the taxiway and skidded quickly to a stop off of the right side of the runway.

Tire markings on the runway appear to validate and show the nose gear was cocked to the right upon touchdown. Tire markings also show the use of differential braking as noted in the pilots statment. The gear colapse was a result of hitting a runway sign but the collaspe of the gear resulted in the substantial damage to the aircraft.

This report will be amended once the reason for the nose issues are revealed.

As the FAA filed it

DUE ENROUTE WEATHER ON 06/16/2018 THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A FUEL STOP IN PAGE AZ. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE WIND WAS CALM AND VARIABLE 3 OR 4 KNOTS. HE SETUP TO LAND RUNWAY 15 AND FOLLOW THE GLIDESLOPE RIGHT TO THE THOUSAND FOOT MARKS. AT TOUCHDOWN THE PLANE IMMEDIATELY STARTED VEERING TO THE RIGHT, THE PILOT USED DIFFERENTAL BRAKING AND LEFT RUDDER AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SKID TO THE RIGHT OFF OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RAN INTO A TAXI OR RUNWAY MARKER SIGN AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED THE AIRCRAFT PASSED OVER THE TAXIWAY AND SKIDDED QUICKLY TO A STOP OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

TIRE MARKINGS ON THE RUNWAY APPEAR TO VALIDATE AND SHOW THE NOSE GEAR WAS COCKED TO THE RIGHT UPON TOUCHDOWN. TIRE MARKINGS ALSO SHOW THE USE OF DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING AS NOTED IN THE PILOTS STATMENT. THE GEAR COLAPSE WAS A RESULT OF HITTING A RUNWAY SIGN BUT THE COLLASPE OF THE GEAR RESULTED IN THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED ONCE THE REASON FOR THE NOSE ISSUES ARE REVEALED.

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 WPR18LA184Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPage, AZThe failure of the airplane’s nose wheel steering/centering mechanism, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion.Jun 16, 2018 · Substantial damage