20240223000929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Tulsa, OK · February 23, 2024

Date
February 23, 2024 · 15:48 local
Place
Tulsa, OK
Airport
Richard Lloyd Jones Jr
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3645W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN24LA122
Reported as
Piper PA-32-260
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
240 total40 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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This office was called by the regional operations command on 02/23/2024 around 4:05 pm confirming that a runway incursion happed at Tulsa riverside airport (krvs) around 2148Z. The aircraft was approaching runway 1R to land when the aircraft hit the runway with visible force collapsing the nose gear, and the propeller striking the ground while the aircraft skidded to the left-hand side of the runway where it came to a stop. The aircraft was removed from the runway and taken to the pilot's hangar where it set until inspected on 02/26/2024 at 8:00AM. When inspecting the aircraft it was noted that there was visible damage to the aircraft propeller blades from striking the ground, the front nose wheel was bent to the left side of the aircraft being pushed up to the bottom of the plane. Looking into the cowling the motor mount was bent to include crumpling of the firewall on the bottom right side with a visible crease in the firewall running from the bottom right up to the center.

As the FAA filed it

THIS OFFICE WAS CALLED BY THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS COMMAND ON 02/23/2024 AROUND 4:05 PM CONFIRMING THAT A RUNWAY INCURSION HAPPED AT TULSA RIVERSIDE AIRPORT (KRVS) AROUND 2148Z. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING RUNWAY 1R TO LAND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY WITH VISIBLE FORCE COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR, AND THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND WHILE THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT CAME TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AND TAKEN TO THE PILOT'S HANGAR WHERE IT SET UNTIL INSPECTED ON 02/26/2024 AT 8:00AM. WHEN INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER BLADES FROM STRIKING THE GROUND, THE FRONT NOSE WHEEL WAS BENT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT BEING PUSHED UP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PLANE. LOOKING INTO THE COWLING THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS BENT TO INCLUDE CRUMPLING OF THE FIREWALL ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE WITH A VISIBLE CREASE IN THE FIREWALL RUNNING FROM THE BOTTOM RIGHT UP TO THE CENTER.

NTSB investigation

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