Piper PA-22-160 N9019D
17 April 2010 · Fruitland, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 April 2010 at about 20:35 local time, a Piper PA-22-160 registered N9019D, operated by Ventana Air LLC, was involved in an accident near Fruitland, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fruitland, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fruitland (UT83)
- Coordinates
- 40.2144, -110.8381
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-160
- Registration
- N9019D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ventana Air LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- West Jordan → Fruitland
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10LA207
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that the windsock indicated light winds straight down the runway and he encountered some light headwind gusts on short final. During the flare, the airplane ballooned and he applied power to smooth the descent. The pilot stated that the landing was a full stall hard landing, which was the only type of landing he ever performed. The left main landing gear subsequently collapsed, the left wing dropped, and the airplane veered to the right. Despite the pilot's control inputs, the airplane exited the right side of the runway surface and impacted a drainage berm. Federal Aviation Administration inspectors examined the airplane and observed that the landing gear shock cord’s retainer lug fractured and separated. The cords released, which caused them to lose all of the tension required to perform their intended function. The structure had no indication of previous cracking or fatigue, and there were 45-degree shear lips around the entire circumference of the fracture surface indicative of an overload condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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