# NTSB DEN04LA091: Piper PA-24-250, N6867P, Ogden, UT, June 14, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 14, 2004, 12:58 local (18:58 UTC) - Place: Ogden, UT - Coordinates: 41.195835, -112.012222 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1958&lon=-112.0122&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 3, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 59463 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN04LA091 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59463/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA091 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, landing - landing gear,nose gear strut - fractured (cause) - aircraft control - not possible, pilot in command (contributing factor) - landing gear,nose gear strut - failure,total (cause) - Main gear collapsed, landing - roll - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - ground ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6867P), registered now, S/N 24-2002 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-24-250 - Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 24-2002 - Airframe hours: 5839 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 24; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20040614011549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040614011549A), Jun 14, 2004: Piper PA24250, Ogden, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. Powell landed on runway 34, (Ogden airport). The aircraft made a sharp turn to the left and exited the runway, collapsing the right MLG. The pilot… ## Other investigations on N6867P (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 UNK64X1441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1441), Apr 25, 1964: Piper PA24 (N6867P), Dyersburg, TN, 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. 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