- Date
- April 10, 1983, 16:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place
- Kaiser, MO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2200YPiper PA-28-236
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830410011979A
- Case key
- 33395
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft sustained substantial damage when the nose gear collapsed during landing. The weather was VMC but the pilot said he encountered a gusty crosswind during landing. He had checked the wind sock prior to landing and it was hanging limp. The reported wind was 290 degrees at 5 KTS gusting to 15 KTS. The pilot had bounced during touchdown. During the bounce the nose shifted about 30 degrees to the left and the pilot attempted a go-around. The acft touched down again and collapsed the nose gear. The pilot reduced power as the acft left the runway and collided with a fence and a ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2200Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-236
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-79-11146
- Airframe hours
- 843
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3A50, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Phoenix Aviation
- Registered owner
- Joseph S. Kolenc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 17, 1983 · 57 hours before
- Departed
- SUS · Chesterfield, MO
- Destination
- AIZ · Kaiser, MO
- Airport
- AIZ · Lee C. Fine, runway 21, 6,497 × 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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 104 total · 7 in this make and model · 48 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 5 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.