# NTSB MKC87LA045: Piper PA-34-200, N22470, Flippin, AR, February 2, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 2, 1987, 14:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place: Flippin, AR
- Coordinates: 36.270069, -92.589187 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2701&lon=-92.5892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34337
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC87LA045
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34337/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA045

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - failure,partial (cause)
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - undetermined (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE SLOWLY DESCENDED TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SLID FOR 450 FEET BEFORE IT STOPPED. A SUPPORT BRACKET AND AN ANGLE WAS FOUND BROKEN. IT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED IF THE PARTS WERE BROKEN BEFORE OR AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22470](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22470-2021-10-30), registration cancelled 2021-10-30, S/N 34-7870460, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 347870460
- Airframe hours: 2395
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-360-EB1A 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Boone County Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 17, 1986
- Departed: HRO, HARRISON, AR
- Airport: FLP, Marion County Regional, runway 4, 3,475 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,517 total, 212 in this make and model, 1,517 as pilot in command, 46 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: HRO, 28 nm away

## 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 19870202001569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870202001569A), Feb 2, 1987: Piper PA34200T, Flippin, AR, Substantial damage. The nose gear collapsed on landing. The actuator mounting bracket had failed for unknown reasons.

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.

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