Piper PA-28-140 N5800U
10 December 2010 · Chino, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 December 2010 at about 23:58 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N5800U, operated by Dubois Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Chino, California, 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 23:58
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chino, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chino (CNO)
- Coordinates
- 33.9747, -117.6364
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N5800U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dubois Aviation Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chino → Chino
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR11LA074
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Fatigue cracking of the upper torque-link attach lugs on the left main landing gear strut, which resulted in separation of the left main landing gear during taxi.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The certified flight instructor and student pilot had just performed a soft-field landing. During the subsequent rollout, they noted that the airplane was not taxiing as expected. As the airplane exited the runway, it dropped onto its left wing and spun to the left. Examination of the left main landing gear revealed that the upper torque-link attachment lugs had detached from the landing gear strut, causing separation of the wheel assembly and subsequent substantial damage to the left wing. Further metallurgical examination of the strut revealed evidence of preexisting fatigue cracks to the upper torque-link attachment lugs. The airplane manufacturer issued a Service Bulletin about 8 years prior to the accident requiring inspection of the lugs in the area of failure. No evidence was found suggesting that the Service Bulletin had been complied with.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2010 | Piper PA-28-181 | Umpire, Arkansas, United States | Michael Hunt | Fatal | 4 |
| 30 Apr 2010 | Piper PA-28-140 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2010 | Piper PA-28-140 | Glenwood, New Mexico, United States | Adam N. Rosenberg | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2010 | Piper PA-28-151 | Spearfish, South Dakota, United States | Glen Van Zee | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Mar 2010 | Piper PA-28-140 | Martinsville, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 2010 | Piper PA-28-151 | Spencer, Massachusetts, United States | Eddy Howard A | Fatal | 1 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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