Piper PA-24-250 N6867P

Summary

On 14 June 2004 at about 18:58 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N6867P, operated by Utah Aircraft Alliance, was involved in an accident near Ogden, Utah, 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.

Date

14 June 2004 at 18:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Ogden, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Ogden-Hinckley (OGD)

Coordinates

41.1958, -112.0122

Aircraft

Piper PA-24-250

Registration

N6867P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Utah Aircraft Alliance

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Page → Ogden

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN04LA091

Nobody was injured.

fracture and subsequent total failure of the nose gear strut. A contributing factor was the pilot not being able to control the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he made a normal landing. After the wheels had been on the ground for about 3 to 4 seconds, the airplane "jerked to the left and became airborne." He added a little power "to keep the nose wheel from bouncing." When the airplane touched back down, the pilot reduced power and began applying "small amounts of right rudder, but the plane would not turn to the right. The plane kept turning to the left and I had no control over it." The airplane went off the left side of the runway. The right main landing gear collapsed. The right wing struck the ground and was dragged through the dirt, buckling the right wing and firewall. Examination of the airplane showed the nose wheel fork and scissors had broken, consistent with an "overload bending fracture." There were also S-shaped skid marks on the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.