Piper PA31 N621PG
16 June 2018 · Page, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 June 2018 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA31 registered N621PG, operated by Dakota Territory Tours Inc, was involved in an accident near Page, Arizona, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Page, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Page Muni (PGA)
- Coordinates
- 36.9261, -111.4483
- Aircraft
- Piper PA31
- Registration
- N621PG
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1975
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Dakota Territory Tours Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Page
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR18LA184
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The failure of the airplane’s nose wheel steering/centering mechanism, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that, during the landing roll, he was unable to maintain directional control, and the airplane veered right and exited the runway, where the nose landing gear collapsed. Examination of the airplane revealed that the nose gear steering/centering mechanism was fractured, which resulted in the improper alignment of the nose landing gear when it was extended, and a subsequent loss of directional control. Three skid marks were visible from the runway centerline to where the airplane came to rest. The center skid mark was consistent with the nose landing gear and was darker and was about 2-3 times the width of the marks from the main tires; consistent with the nose landing gear's misalignment during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2018 | Piper PA31 | Antananarivo, Madagascar | Madagascar Trans Air | Fatal | 5 |
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| 21 Jan 2019 | Piper PA31 | Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States | Lake Clark Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2019 | Piper PA31 | Popayan, Colombia | - | Fatal | 7 |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Piper PA31 | Schefferville, Canada | Exact Air | Fatal | 2 |
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