Piper PA 28 N4295T

Summary

On 10 June 2018 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA 28 registered N4295T, operated by HAM and Eggs LLC, was involved in an accident near Marion, Iowa, United States. 3 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.

Date

10 June 2018 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Marion, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Marion (C17)

Coordinates

42.0297, -91.5317

Aircraft

Piper PA 28

Registration

N4295T

Category

Airplane

Year built

1983

Engines

1

Operator

HAM and Eggs LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Spirit Lake → Marion

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA341

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper pitch during the first landing, which resulted in a porpoise, and the failure of the nose landing gear during the second landing after a subsequent go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, during his first attempt to land, the nosewheel touched down first, and the airplane "porpoised." He aborted the landing and accomplished another landing, but when the airplane touched down on the runway, the nose landing gear collapsed. The pilot used differential braking to steer the airplane into the grassy area on the left side of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount. The pilot reported that the accident could have been prevented if the airspeed had been slower and if the airplane's pitch attitude was better than the initial landing. Additionally, the pilot noted that he landed with a 90° crosswind from the left. The pilot reported that, at the time of the accident, the wind was from 08° at 11 knots. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 17. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.