Piper PA-34-200T N8282P
2 January 2012 · Shelter Island, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 January 2012 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N8282P, operated by Northeastern Aviation Corp, was involved in an accident near Shelter Island, New York, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Shelter Island, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Klenawicus Airfield (NA)
- Coordinates
- 41.0667, -72.3431
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Registration
- N8282P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Northeastern Aviation Corp
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Farmingdale → Shelter Island
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA12LA132
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A hard landing, which resulted in a failure of the right main and collapse of the left main landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that after crossing over trees at the runway threshold, the airplane experienced a downdraft and decay in airspeed. The airplane touched down hard and bounced, and the right main landing gear separated from the airplane. Detailed examination of the landing gear revealed that the retraction arm fractured at its bolt connection, which allowed the oleo strut to rotate, where it sheared at the wheel axle assembly. None of the fracture surfaces exhibited evidence of any preexisting cracks or signatures of fatigue.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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