Piper PA-34-200 N41336
20 December 1982 · Columbia, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 December 1982 at about 20:25 local time, a Piper PA-34-200 registered N41336, operated by Bankair, Inc., was involved in an accident near Columbia, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbia, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Columbia (CAE)
- Coordinates
- 33.9904, -81.0799
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200
- Registration
- N41336
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Bankair, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cheraw → Columbia
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83LA069
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 WITH WINDS THAT WERE VARIABLE FROM 250 TO 290 DEG AT 14 GUSTING 24 KTS. WITH THESE WINDS, THE MAXIMUM CROSSWIND COMPONENT WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT 21 KTS. THE MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT FOR THIS AIRCRAFT WAS 15 KTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING, HE FELT A SEVERE VIBRATION THAT BEGUN ABOUT 300 FT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TRUSS BRACKET STUD, PN 78717-2, HAD FAILED FROM OVERLOAD FORCES. NO EVIDENCE OF FATIGUE WAS FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-34 | Gaylord, Michigan, United States | John Martenson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-34-200J | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Annie Harner | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-34 | Langdon, North Dakota, United States | Thunderbird Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-34-200 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | S. V. Campbell | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-34-200T | Near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Lang Air Service | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Dec 1982 | Piper PA-34-200T | Palo Alto, California, United States | Cimarron Aviation | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1982 | Cessna 150 | Horrell Hill, South Carolina, United States | San Hills Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1982 | Mitsubishi MU-2 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Shoney's, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1982 | Bell-Cont 42G EL TOMCAT-MK5A | Oswego, South Carolina, United States | AC Rotor Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1982 | Cessna 152 | Conway, South Carolina, United States | North Americn Institute of AVI | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1982 | Cessna 172E | Society Hill, South Carolina, United States | William Prince | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1982 | Tomcat MK68 | Cope, South Carolina, United States | Walter M. Moore | No injuries | - |