# NTSB CHI95LA207: Piper PA-28-140, N6917W, Linton, ND, June 30, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 30, 1995, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Linton, ND - Coordinates: 46.260391, -100.230346 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2604&lon=-100.2303&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 27, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 9931 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI95LA207 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9931/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA207 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudging distance and altitude. The pilot's lack of total experience in type of operation was a factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Undershoot, landing - distance/altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - lack of total experience in type operation, pilot in command (contributing factor) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown - landing gear,nose gear strut - overload ## Analysis THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, IMPACTING NOSE WHEEL FIRST, WHILE THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING THE SECOND TOUCH AND GO FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. DURING THE IMPACT SEQUENCE, THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED 300 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS '...NOT TRAINED OR COMPETENT TO FLY APPROACHES FROM THE RIGHT SEAT.' ## Factual narrative On June 30, 1995, at 1500 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28- 140, N6917W, operated by the private pilot/registered owner, undershot a landing on runway 27 (3,100' x 60' dry/asphalt), at Linton Municipal Airport, Linton, North Dakota. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot and his passenger reported no injuries. The local 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The time of departure was 1330. The pilot reported in his written statement that he was practicing touch and go's from the right seat with a passenger in the left seat. He made one successful landing followed by a second approach. He stated that on the second approach, he became low and did not raise the nose wheel high enough. The nose gear impacted first, 15 feet short of the runway. The pilot stated he used "...poor judgement as I am not trained or competent to fly approaches from the right side [seat]." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6917W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6917W), registered now, S/N 28-21088, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-21088 - Airframe hours: 3220 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2A 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Barron, Donald L. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 14, 1995, 11 hours before - Departed: ND33 - Airport: ND33, Linton Municipal Airport, runway 27, 3,100 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 63; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 777 total, 645 in this make and model, 619 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 340° at 6 knots - Visibility: 12 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: BIS, 37 nm away ## 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 19950630015949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950630015949A), Jun 30, 1995: Piper PA28140, Linton, ND, Substantial damage. Flying from right seat landed short. Folded nose gear. Failed flare. No checkout in right seat operation. (-23) on June 30, 1995 while practicing takeoffs and… ## Other investigations on N6917W (1) 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. - [NTSB DEN67D0294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0294), May 21, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N6917W), Colo.Springs, CO, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.