- Date
- September 9, 1984, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kerrville, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9128PPiper PA-24
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840909053109A
- Case key
- 21479
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Analysis
Plt stated that after failing to get a 'gear down' light, he cycled gear with no success in obtaining a light and received no response to call on UNICOM frequency for visual check from ground. Plt stated he elected to land anyway and that nose gear collapsed on normal touchdown. Witness (lineman) stated no call was received on UNICOM frequency. He observed the acft in the pattern and the gear appeared to be down. Witness further stated he observed the acft land on the main gear and when the nose gear was lowered to runway surface it collapsed as the nose rebounded and the acft bounced several feet into the air. The acft touched down and bounced twice more before remaining on ground. Inspection revealed substantial overload damage to nose gear structural attachment and acft tail skid driven up into lower fuselage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9128P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-4608
- Airframe hours
- 2,200
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-E4A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John Petry
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 30, 1984
- Departed
- Carrizo Springs, TX
- Airport
- ERV · Schreiner, runway 12, 4,400 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,650 total · 200 in this make and model · 6,300 as pilot in command · 89 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.