- Date
- February 2, 1988, 20:20 local (Feb 3, 1988, 02:20 UTC)
- Place
- Texarkana, AR
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2824MPiper PA-34-200T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 34539
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Nose gear collapsed
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Analysis
Following the completion of the ILS approach and landing on runway 22 at the Texarkana, Arkansas airport the nose gear of the aircraft collapsed during the landing roll. The aircraft collided with the runway causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The commercial pilot and three passengers were not injured. Cause of the nose gear collapse was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2824M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 347870095
- Airframe hours
- 2,510
- Engine
- Continental TIO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Davis
- Registered owner
- N&N Partners
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- HOT · Hot Springs, AR
- Destination
- TXK · Texarkana, AR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- TXK · Texarkana, runway 22, 6,601 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,300 total · 1,150 in this make and model · 9,000 as pilot in command · 95 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 170° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,900 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TXK