# NTSB ATL83LA069: Piper PA-34-200, N41336, Columbia, SC, December 20, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 20, 1982, 15:25 local (20:25 UTC)
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Coordinates: 33.990375, -81.079879 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9904&lon=-81.0799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70314
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA069
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70314/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA069

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,main gear attachment - overload
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 WITH WINDS THAT WERE VARIABLE FROM 250 TO 290 DEG AT 14 GUSTING 24 KTS. WITH THESE WINDS, THE MAXIMUM CROSSWIND COMPONENT WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT 21 KTS. THE MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT FOR THIS AIRCRAFT WAS 15 KTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING, HE FELT A SEVERE VIBRATION THAT BEGUN ABOUT 300 FT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TRUSS BRACKET STUD, PN 78717-2, HAD FAILED FROM OVERLOAD FORCES. NO EVIDENCE OF FATIGUE WAS FOUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41336](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41336-2014-10-06), registration cancelled 2014-10-06, S/N 34-7450109, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 34-7450109
- Airframe hours: 5679
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-C1E6 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Bankair, Inc.
- Registered owner: Dickerson Associates
- Departed: C, CHERAW, SC
- Destination: C, COLUMBIA, SC
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: CAE, Columbia, runway 23, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 15,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 14 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 131 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821220064699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821220064699A), Dec 20, 1982: Piper PA34200, Columbia, SC, Substantial damage. Left main gear collapsed on landing in a crosswind. Gear truss bracket stud broke. Exceeded crosswind component.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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