- Date
- March 24, 1982, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N257ERPiper PA-44
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820324014659I
- Case key
- 70422
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While demonstrating a short field landing in strong crosswinds the aircraft developed a high sink rate when close to the ground and touched down harder than normal. The left main gear broke free from the airplane and the instructor was able to perform a go-around with the gear hanging by the brake line. During emergency procedure discussions with the company, the gear broke free and it fell into a wooded area. An emergency landing was made at Daytona Beach, and the airplane came to rest in the grass on the left side of the runway. Examination of the remaining portion of the strut outer barrel revealed an area of fatigue half way through the wall diameter at the point where the trunnion web joins the barrel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N257ER
- Reported as
- Piper PA-44
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8195002
- Airframe hours
- 1,799
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-E1AD, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ
- Registered owner
- Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ
- Departed
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Destination
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 34J · New Smyrna Beach, runway 29, 5,000 × 200 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,857 total · 748 in this make and model · 1,682 as pilot in command · 201 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 165 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB, 9 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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