ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185096
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 March 2016 |
| Time: | 15:43 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage |
| Owner/operator: | Valaqsur LLC |
| Registration: | N1982F |
| MSN: | 4636556 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 568 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | McKinnon St Simons Island (KSSI), Brunswick, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marathon, FL (MTH) |
| Brunswick, GA (SSI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot reported that, after a normal landing on the main landing gear in gusty quartering headwind conditions, the nose gear touched down and he heard a “pop,” then he “started losing control of the airplane.” The nose continued to drop past the normal landing attitude while the pilot applied back pressure to the yoke and focused his attention on stopping the airplane and maintaining directional control. The pilot added that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.
Examination of the nose landing gear revealed that the actuator was extended 6.8 inches, consistent with the nose gear being down and locked. This area of the nose gear assembly displayed gouging and missing material consistent with ground impact. The nose landing gear assembly was attached on the left side; however, the bolt was bent and the right side mounting point was fractured and separated from its attachment point, displaying fracture features consistent with overstress failure, which was likely the result of a hard landing.
Probable Cause: A hard landing, which resulted in the collapse of the nose gear assembly due to an overstress fracture and separation of the right side mounting point.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N1982F
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2016 17:28 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2018 14:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 28-Nov-2018 19:20 | harro | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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