North American T-28A N14124
30 May 2003 · Houston, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 May 2003 at about 19:00 local time, a North American T-28A registered N14124 was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas, United States. One person was 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- West Houston Airport (IWS)
- Coordinates
- 29.8181, -95.6725
- Aircraft
- North American T-28A
- Registration
- N14124
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tulsa → Houston
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW03LA170
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the nose wheel landing gear shimmy damper for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During landing, the airplane touched down at approximately 75 knots. When the nose wheel came down and touched, there was a "minor high frequency shimmy and the pilot immediately pulled the stick back and the shimmy stopped." As the airspeed bled off, the nose wheel came back in contact with the runway and "tracked straight down the runway." At approximately 15 - 18 knots, the airplane suddenly started to shimmy and was "so bad, the pilot couldn't even see." Examination of the airplane logbooks revealed the nose wheel shimmy damper was repacked prior to the last departure.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other North American T-28A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2010 | North American T-28A | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1995 | North American T-28A | Arcadia, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1995 | North American T-28A | Rexburg, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1993 | North American T-28A | Plantation, Florida, United States | Byrd, Charles L. | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2015 | North American T 28A | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | Tokoph David DBA | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jul 2017 | North American T-28A | Moorhead, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2003 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Roanoke, Texas, United States | Marcair | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2003 | Robinson R22 BETA | Ozona, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 2003 | Cessna 550 | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Robinson R22 BETA | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2003 | Boeing A75N1 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2003 | Apex CAP 10B | Gladewater, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |