Piper PA-28R-200 N9111K

Summary

On 10 March 1984 at about 18:15 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N9111K, operated by Kent State University, was involved in an accident near Stow, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 March 1984 at 18:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Stow, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Kent State University (1G3)

Coordinates

41.1695, -81.4309

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N9111K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kent State University

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stow → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI84LA212

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT RAN OFF THE RWY & COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK DURING LANDING. THE ACFT HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO PREVIOUS DAMAGE WHICHHAD NOT BEEN FULLY REPAIRED WHEN A MECHANIC RELEASED IT FOR FURTHER FLT. A BOLT (SLIGHTLY WORN, ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC) WAS REUSED IN THE RT LANDING GEAR, THIS BOLT, ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT BY THE SAME MECHANIC, WAS INVOLVED WITH CONTROL OF THE FORE & AFT MOTION OF THE RT LANDING GEAR. THE RT WING OF THE ACC-ACFT WAS DAMAGED WHERE THE SPAR CONNECTS TO THE LANDING GEAR. THE ACFT HAD VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE CFI STATED THAT THE LEFT TIRE WAS FLAT WHEN THE ACFT WAS PULLED FROM THE SNOWBANK. THE TIRE WAS LATER RE-INFLATED & RETAINED ITS PRESSURE. THE MECHANIC'S ACCESSMENT OF THE CURRENT DAMAGE WAS 'SIDE LOAD DAMAGE' TO THE RT SPAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.