ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173546
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| Date: | Monday 2 February 2015 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-301 Saratoga |
| Owner/operator: | BC AVIATION LLC |
| Registration: | N42993 |
| MSN: | 32-8306025 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3400 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 K1G5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Valdosta Regional Airport, Valdosta, GA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, MS (GPT/KGPT) |
| Valdosta Regional Airport, GA (VLD/KVLD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was landing the airplane in turbulent conditions with gusting wind. He stated that during the landing flare, the airplane encountered an updraft, followed immediately by a downdraft. The airplane subsequently impacted the runway and the nose landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the engine firewall. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Review of archived weather information for the accident airport about the time of the accident revealed variable wind at 9 knots with gusts to 19 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for gusty wind conditions during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose landing gear collapse.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N42993
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2015 17:45 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 12:34 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2023 05:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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