Piper PA-28-161 N2120J
3 June 2021 · San Angelo, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 June 2021 at about 01:50 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N2120J, operated by Nuytten Patrick, was involved in an accident near San Angelo, Texas, 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 01:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Angelo, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Angelo Regional Airport (SJT)
- Coordinates
- 31.3567, -100.4992
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-161
- Registration
- N2120J
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1978
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Nuytten Patrick
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Angelo → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN21LA256
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Inadequate maintenance of the left main landing gear strut, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor stated that, during the landing roll, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane veered left, which damaged the left wing. Examination of the left main landing gear strut revealed that several mounting holes were elongated, consistent with wear over an extended period, and several bolts were missing. The landing gear strut’s missing bolts and loose hardware likely resulted in the failure of the remaining fasteners to support the airplane’s weight and resulted in the landing gear collapse. Although the airplane’s maintenance records were not made available for review and the maintenance history of the landing gear could not be determined, the elongated mounting holes and missing bolts were consistent with maintenance personnel’s failure to ensure that proper torque was applied to the landing gear strut hardware.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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