- Date
- May 12, 1984, 14:48 local (21:48 UTC)
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3634PPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840512016819A
- Case key
- 24259
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Analysis
The plt had just purchased the acft & had flown it only 3 hrs. The purpose of this flt was to ferry it to deer valley for a paint job. He reported that when he landed, the wind was from 150 deg at 6 gusting 12 KTS. During the landing, the nose wheel touched down 1st & he 'struggled to maintain directional control.' He stated that he guided the acft onto the turn-off, and when he stopped, the nose gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3634P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3368
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Daniel Peterson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 13, 1983
- Departed
- FLG · Flagstaff, AZ
- Destination
- DVT · Phoenix, AZ
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 134 total · 3 in this make and model · 95 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 6 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3634P · 1
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