Piper PA-28-161 N8427K

Summary

On 24 June 2000 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N8427K, operated by Classic Aviation, was involved in an accident near McKinney, Texas, 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.

Date

24 June 2000 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

McKinney, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

McKinney Municipal (TKI)

Coordinates

33.1793, -96.5891

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N8427K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Classic Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Addison → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW00LA185

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the landing resulting in the loss of directional control by the student pilot.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During landing roll, approximately 45 knots, the airplane veered left. The flight instructor took the controls and applied right rudder; however, the airplane continued to the left and exited the runway. The left main landing gear collapsed, the left wing struck the ground, and the airplane came to rest. The lower end of the left main landing gear strut housing/cylinder was found separated. The manufacturer representative reported that the separation area was 'symmetrical with no evidence of corrosion or pre existing damage noted.' Inside of the cylinder there were 'impact marks around the forward side of the cylinder in the area where the top of the inner strut tube would normally be when it's near the extended position.' The 'damage was consistent with landing gear impacting a solid object at a time when there was little or no weight on the landing gear and the strut was near full extension.' The attachment bolts 'appeared to have separated cleanly from excessive shear force.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.