Piper PA-24-250 N8226P
28 November 1988 · Crestview, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 November 1988 at about 10:00 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N8226P, operated by Nims Associates, Inc., was involved in an accident near Crestview, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crestview, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bob Sikes (CEW)
- Coordinates
- 30.7491, -86.5700
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N8226P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Nims Associates, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Perry → Dallas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MIA89LA045
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
WHILE IN CRUISE FLT NEAR AN ARPT, THE PROP SEPARATED. PLT WAS GIVEN VECTORS TO ARPT & ENTERED PATTERN FOR LNDG. DOWNWIND LEG WAS EXTENDED DUE TO STRONG TAILWIND. STRONG HEADWIND ON FINAL CAUSED ACFT TO LAND SHORT. DURING LANDING ROLL ACFT COLLIDED WITH TWO FENCES. EXAMINATION OF ACFT REVEALED 6 PROP MOUNT BOLTS FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF PROP MOUNTING SHIM BETWEEN ENGINE CRANKSHAFT FLANGE AND STARTER GEAR FLANGE. ACFT MANUAL STATED PROP MOUNT BOLTS MAY FAIL DUE TO RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO FLANGES IF SHIM IS NOT INSTALLED. CORRECT PLACEMENT OF THE SHIM IS BETWEEN THE PROP FLANGE & THE STARTER GEAR FLANGE. SUDDEN ENG STOPPAGE APROX 45 HRS EARLIER RESULTED IN PROP REMOVAL, OVERHAUL, & REINSTALLATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-24-180 | Chico, California, United States | Cole, Ralph H. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1988 | Piper PA-24-400 | Midland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-24-180 | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | IRA Hanson | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-24-250 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Graves, Dorel | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1988 | Piper PA-24-250 | Floresville, Texas, United States | JON S. Blocker | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-24-260 | Readington, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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