20231230021879I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Chesterfield, MO · December 30, 2023

Date: December 30, 2023 · 08:45 local
Place: Chesterfield, MO
Airport: Spirit Of St Louis
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8134W
Reported as: Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,424 total

N8134WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-2245 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During landing at ksus, runway 26R, a student pilot was landing the aircraft and had pointed the nose slightly to the right of centerline. As soon on the nose wheel touched the runway, it collapsed, pulling the left rudder full down. The aircraft tipped and made contact with the runway on the wingtip. The student tried to correct, but the aircraft slide off the runway to a full stop. Mechanic statement "the torque links appeared to be cracked previous to the accident indicated by corroded portion of crack followed by shinny portion that was recently broken by the accident."

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING AT KSUS, RUNWAY 26R, A STUDENT PILOT WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD POINTED THE NOSE SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. AS SOON ON THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED THE RUNWAY, IT COLLAPSED, PULLING THE LEFT RUDDER FULL DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY ON THE WINGTIP. THE STUDENT TRIED TO CORRECT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT SLIDE OFF THE RUNWAY TO A FULL STOP. MECHANIC STATEMENT "THE TORQUE LINKS APPEARED TO BE CRACKED PREVIOUS TO THE ACCIDENT INDICATED BY CORRODED PORTION OF CRACK FOLLOWED BY SHINNY PORTION THAT WAS RECENTLY BROKEN BY THE ACCIDENT."