Piper PA-28-R200 N2988R

Summary

On 26 November 1998 at about 00:39 local time, a Piper PA-28-R200 registered N2988R was involved in an accident near Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 November 1998 at 00:39

Classification

Accident

Location

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Flying Cloud Airport (FCM)

Coordinates

44.8410, -93.4496

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-R200

Registration

N2988R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lansing → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI99LA041

Nobody was injured.

the pilot misjudged the flare and did not maintain directional control during touchdown. A factor was the VASI lights.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that she initiated the flare over the numbers of runway 27L. She reported the 'nose alignment drifted slightly left.' The left main gear touched down first and then the right main gear shortly after. The nose gear touched down 3 to 5 seconds after the right main gear. The airplane '...continued landing roll for less than 2 seconds after nose gear touched down before all steering was lost. Plane swerved hard left and initiated aircraft skidding with right side of aircraft turned slightly.' The right wingtip struck the VASI support stand, and the airplane spun 90 degrees clockwise before stopping. The pilot reported the VASI light fell on the right wing and collapsed the right main gear. The damage to the airplane included the right main gear was collapsed and punched through the wing spar.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.