- Date
- February 7, 1984, 05:20 local (10:20 UTC)
- Place
- Newark, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8073JPiper PA-600
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840207070649A
- Case key
- 35497
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was on landing roll when it began to veer from the rwy. The plt attempted to maintain directional control but the acft left the rwy and collided with a taxiway marker sign causing substantial damage to the acft. Shortly thereafter, the right main landing gear collapsed. The landing gear torque link showed a fractured surface typical of fatigue progression. There was evidence of improper inspection procedured used that failed to disclose the fatigue and cracked surface in the torque link.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8073J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-600
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 60-0556-180
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-KLJ5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- P.D.Q.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 16, 1983 · 74 hours before
- Departed
- AGL · Pittsburgh, PA
- Destination
- EWR · Newark, NJ
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- EWR · Newark, runway 11, 6,800 × 150 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
- 25
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,855 total · 400 in this make and model · 1,690 as pilot in command · 293 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8073J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.