# NTSB DFW06CA018: Piper PA28A, N828MC, Lubbock, TX, November 2, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 2, 2005, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC) - Place: Lubbock, TX - Coordinates: 33.663612, -101.822776 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6636&lon=-101.8228&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 25, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Lubbock, Texas, Flight Standards - NTSB case key (mKey): 62766 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW06CA018 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62766/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA018 ## Probable cause The pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing due to the separation of the nose landing gear tire assembly. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, landing - flare/touchdown - landing gear,axle - not secured (cause) - directional control - not possible, pilot in command(cfi) - landing gear,wheel - separation (cause) - Gear collapsed, landing - roll ## Analysis The 485-hour flight instructor and the 11-hour student pilot were executing a crosswind landing during a local training flight. Shortly after touch down on Runway 17R, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane began to skid down the runway. While attempting to bring the airplane to a stop, the propeller and left wing contacted the ground. The winds at the time of the mishap were reported from 180 degrees at 11 knots. An examination of the airplane by an Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed that the axel for the nose landing gear was missing and it was later located along the centerline of the runway. The lock nut securing the axle to the landing gear assembly was not located, and it was not determined why the nut was not in place. The last annual inspection was completed on October 24, 2005, about 22.2 hours prior to the mishap. No recent maintenance was reported on the nose landing gear assembly. ## Factual narrative The 485-hour flight instructor and the 11-hour student pilot were executing a crosswind landing during a local training flight. Shortly after touch down on Runway 17R, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane began to skid down the runway. While attempting to bring the airplane to a stop, the propeller and left wing contacted the ground. The winds at the time of the mishap were reported from 180 degrees at 11 knots. An examination of the airplane by an Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed that the axel for the nose landing gear was missing and it was later located along the centerline of the runway. The lock nut securing the axle to the landing gear assembly was not located, and it was not determined why the nut was not in place. The last annual inspection was completed on October 24, 2005, about 22.2 hours prior to the mishap. No recent maintenance was reported on the nose landing gear assembly. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N828MC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N828MC), registered now, S/N 28-4615, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA28A - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-4615 - Airframe hours: 6479.3 - Engines: Lycoming O 360 A4A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Louis Hilliard - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, October 1, 2005 - Departed: Lubbock, TX - Destination: Lubbock, TX - Airport: KLBB, Lubbock International Airport, runway 17R, 11,500 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 22; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 1, 2005; seat: right; flight hours: 485 total, 400 in this make and model, 370 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 60 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; age 21; injuries: none; seat: left ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 17 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 32 °F - Altimeter: 30.10 inHg - Observed at: LBB ## 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 20051102026439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051102026439A), Nov 2, 2005: Piper PA28180, Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Nose wheel axle was lost in flight. When the pilot lowered the nose during landing, the aircraft veered to the right and the left wing tip hit the… 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.