Piper PA-28R-201 N177ND
24 July 1998 · Salina, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 July 1998 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-28R-201 registered N177ND was involved in an accident near Salina, Kansas, United States. 2 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Salina, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Salina Municipal (SLN)
- Coordinates
- 38.8106, -97.6109
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-201
- Registration
- N177ND
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Marshall → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI98LA284
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the pilot failed to flare the airplane properly and the airplane landed hard.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he was 10 feet above the runway when he started the flare. He reported that when the main landing gear contacted the runway he let the yoke go forward. He reported, 'All of a sudden the nose of the plane was on the runway and I [went] skidding to the right. I had skidded all the way across the runway and onto the grass.' The inspection of the airplane revealed that the right main gear forward trunion bearing broke downward while the aft trunion broke upward causing damage to the top side of the wing. The same action caused damage to the top side of the left wing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 1998 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Lone Grove, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1998 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Hancock, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1998 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Punta Gorda, Florida, United States | Aeronautical Services, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1998 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Sikesville, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1998 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Lytle Creek, California, United States | Air Desert Pacific | Fatal | 4 |
| 23 Jul 1998 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Baker, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1998 | Pitts S-2A | Benton, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 May 1998 | Grumman American AA-1C | Manhattan, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1998 | Cessna 310R | Augusta, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1998 | Cessna 150M | Newton, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1998 | Hartzler NIEUPORT 11 | Gardner, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1998 | Piper PA-28-235 | Liberal, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |