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PA28 suffers significant damage when the nose gear collapses and the aircraft exits the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 828464 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200903 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 11 Flight Crew Total 830 Flight Crew Type 830 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway |
Narrative:
Entered the downwind leg of the pattern on the 45 degree for a landing on runway. Normal flaps and speed on downwind; base and full flaps on final. The plane touched down and rolled down the runway on the main landing gear. The plane traveled slightly to the right of the centerline while still on the mains. Corrected with a small amount of left rudder. As the nosewheel contacted the runway; brakes were applied. The plane nosed down severely and darted quickly to the left and did not seem to respond to right rudder inputs. Full braking was applied as the plane went off the runway stopping approximately 20 ft off the runway in the grass. No one was hurt and no property damage occurred. Damage to the aircraft included: propeller strike; nose gear collapse; and right wingtip damage. Possible causes: unsure why the plane darted so quickly to the left. Possible failure of the nose gear due to left rudder input with too much brake or failure of the nose gear due to wear. Prevention: keep the nose gear up as long as possible when landing. More frequent inspections of the nose gear assembly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28 suffers significant damage when the nose gear collapses and the aircraft exits the runway.
Narrative: Entered the downwind leg of the pattern on the 45 degree for a landing on runway. Normal flaps and speed on downwind; base and full flaps on final. The plane touched down and rolled down the runway on the main landing gear. The plane traveled slightly to the right of the centerline while still on the mains. Corrected with a small amount of left rudder. As the nosewheel contacted the runway; brakes were applied. The plane nosed down severely and darted quickly to the left and did not seem to respond to right rudder inputs. Full braking was applied as the plane went off the runway stopping approximately 20 FT off the runway in the grass. No one was hurt and no property damage occurred. Damage to the aircraft included: propeller strike; nose gear collapse; and right wingtip damage. Possible causes: Unsure why the plane darted so quickly to the left. Possible failure of the nose gear due to left rudder input with too much brake or failure of the nose gear due to wear. Prevention: Keep the nose gear up as long as possible when landing. More frequent inspections of the nose gear assembly.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.