- Date
- June 14, 2004, 12:58 local (18:58 UTC)
- Place
- Ogden, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6867PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 2004
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA Flight Standards District Office
- FAA report
- 20040614011549A
- Case key
- 59463
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Probable cause
fracture and subsequent total failure of the nose gear strut. A contributing factor was the pilot not being able to control the airplane.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot said he made a normal landing. After the wheels had been on the ground for about 3 to 4 seconds, the airplane "jerked to the left and became airborne." He added a little power "to keep the nose wheel from bouncing." When the airplane touched back down, the pilot reduced power and began applying "small amounts of right rudder, but the plane would not turn to the right. The plane kept turning to the left and I had no control over it." The airplane went off the left side of the runway. The right main landing gear collapsed. The right wing struck the ground and was dragged through the dirt, buckling the right wing and firewall. Examination of the airplane showed the nose wheel fork and scissors had broken, consistent with an "overload bending fracture." There were also S-shaped skid marks on the runway.
Factual narrative
On June 14, 2004, approximately 1258 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-24-250, N6867P, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged during landing at Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD), Ogden, UT. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. A visual flight rules flight plan had been filed for the cross-country training flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight departed from Page Municipal Airport (PGA), Page, AZ, approximately 1115.
According to the pilot's accident report, he made a normal landing on runway 34. He wrote, "The wheels were down on the ground for about 3 to 4 seconds. Then the airplane jerked to the left. It went airborne, and I immediately added a little power to keep the nose wheel from bouncing. Once it touched [back down] on the ground I reduced power. I began applying small amounts of right rudder, but the plane would not turn to the right. The plane kept turning to the left and I had no control over it." The airplane went off the left side of the runway. The right main landing gear collapsed. The right wing struck the ground and was dragged through the dirt, buckling the right wing and firewall.
An FAA air safety inspector went to the accident site and examined the airplane. He reported finding the nose wheel fork and scissors broken. He said the nose wheel fork exhibited an "overload bending fracture." He also noted S-shaped skid marks on the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6867P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-2002
- Airframe hours
- 5,839
- Engine
- Lycoming 0-540-A1D5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Utah Aircraft Alliance
- Registered owner
- G & B Investment Management
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 1, 2004 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- PGA · Page, AZ
- Destination
- OGD · Ogden, UT
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- OGD · Ogden-Hinckley, runway 34, 5,352 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Last flight review
- October 20, 2003
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 407 total · 21 in this make and model · 342 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.09 inHg
- Observed at
- OGD
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6867P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.