What happened
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Aircraft made a normal approach and landing into Titusville ? Ktix runway 27 on 07/03/2020 at approximately 1200 local. Pilot?s main gear touched down and the pilot felt a slight tug to the left. Made a correction with the yoke. After the nose gear touched down the aircraft started to veer to the right. The aircraft did not respond to any rudder or brake input. The aircraft continued in a right turn and left the runway. The aircraft did not strike anything on or off the runway.
The aircraft came to rest 50? From the runway. Besides the below mentioned damage, 4 of 5 prop tips were sheared. The left wing sustained substantial damage and caused rippling on the fuselage.
Summary of investigation: the iic and airworthiness inspector arrived at 0900 local time on Friday 07/10/2020.we conducted a thorough review of the aircraft inside and outside and documented aircraft damage extensively with photos.
Piper representatives arrived at 1000 local time and conducted their investigation. They took extensive photos and measurements. Once complete, the iic requested the nose wheel steering horn, upper and lower left main torque links and the aircrafts sim card. These were shipped via ups to the NTSB.
All individuals continued investigation at the runway. Numerous photos and measurements were taken to note touchdown of the main gear and nose gear and the path the aircraft tracked leaving the runway and coming to rest. Piper provided copies of photos to NTSB.
Airworthiness facts:
Nose gear - bent,nose wheel steering horn - sheared off,nose wheel steering horn - replaced, re-installed and adjusted on 01/01/2020-hobbs time 8.4 hours,nose gear squat switch ? Adjusted at 48.1 hours,main left gear ? Upper and lower torque links-separated with center bolt bent and cracked bushing,main left landing gear strut - replaced at 48.1 hours
Main left tire and o ring ? Replaced at 48.1 hours,main right gear - bent and appears out of alignment
Main right landing gear-rotated, replaced o ring at 48.1 hours
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING INTO TITUSVILLE ? KTIX RUNWAY 27 ON 07/03/2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 LOCAL. PILOT?S MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN AND THE PILOT FELT A SLIGHT TUG TO THE LEFT. MADE A CORRECTION WITH THE YOKE. AFTER THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND TO ANY RUDDER OR BRAKE INPUT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN A RIGHT TURN AND LEFT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT STRIKE ANYTHING ON OR OFF THE RUNWAY.
THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 50? FROM THE RUNWAY. BESIDES THE BELOW MENTIONED DAMAGE, 4 OF 5 PROP TIPS WERE SHEARED. THE LEFT WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND CAUSED RIPPLING ON THE FUSELAGE.
SUMMARY OF INVESTIGATION: THE IIC AND AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR ARRIVED AT 0900 LOCAL TIME ON FRIDAY 07/10/2020.WE CONDUCTED A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE AND DOCUMENTED AIRCRAFT DAMAGE EXTENSIVELY WITH PHOTOS.
PIPER REPRESENTATIVES ARRIVED AT 1000 LOCAL TIME AND CONDUCTED THEIR INVESTIGATION. THEY TOOK EXTENSIVE PHOTOS AND MEASUREMENTS. ONCE COMPLETE, THE IIC REQUESTED THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING HORN, UPPER AND LOWER LEFT MAIN TORQUE LINKS AND THE AIRCRAFTS SIM CARD. THESE WERE SHIPPED VIA UPS TO THE NTSB.
ALL INDIVIDUALS CONTINUED INVESTIGATION AT THE RUNWAY. NUMEROUS PHOTOS AND MEASUREMENTS WERE TAKEN TO NOTE TOUCHDOWN OF THE MAIN GEAR AND NOSE GEAR AND THE PATH THE AIRCRAFT TRACKED LEAVING THE RUNWAY AND COMING TO REST. PIPER PROVIDED COPIES OF PHOTOS TO NTSB.
AIRWORTHINESS FACTS:
NOSE GEAR - BENT,NOSE WHEEL STEERING HORN - SHEARED OFF,NOSE WHEEL STEERING HORN - REPLACED, RE-INSTALLED AND ADJUSTED ON 01/01/2020-HOBBS TIME 8.4 HOURS,NOSE GEAR SQUAT SWITCH ? ADJUSTED AT 48.1 HOURS,MAIN LEFT GEAR ? UPPER AND LOWER TORQUE LINKS-SEPARATED WITH CENTER BOLT BENT AND CRACKED BUSHING,MAIN LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT - REPLACED AT 48.1 HOURS
MAIN LEFT TIRE AND O RING ? REPLACED AT 48.1 HOURS,MAIN RIGHT GEAR - BENT AND APPEARS OUT OF ALIGNMENT
MAIN RIGHT LANDING GEAR-ROTATED, REPLACED O RING AT 48.1 HOURS
NTSB investigation
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