Piper PA-34-220T N8456X
20 December 1986 · Lubbock, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 December 1986 at about 22:09 local time, a Piper PA-34-220T registered N8456X, operated by West-Tex Aircraft, Inc., was involved in an accident near Lubbock, Texas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:09
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lubbock, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lubbock Intl. (LBB)
- Coordinates
- 33.5904, -101.8496
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-220T
- Registration
- N8456X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- West-Tex Aircraft, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Midland → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW87LA036
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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 PLT STATED THAT AFTER A NORMAL APCH, HE MADE A HARD LANDING ON THE MAIN GEAR AND THE ACFT BOUNCED. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE SECOND CONTACT WAS HARD ON THE MAIN GEAR AND THAT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN THE 2ND TIME. DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY THE ACFT INDICATED THAT IT HAD LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR THE 2ND TIME, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AS A RESULT OF OVERLOAD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-34-200T | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1986 | Piper PA-34-200 | Angola, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-34-200 | Salinas, California, United States | Aero Flight Center | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1986 | Piper PA-34-200T | Salem, Arkansas, United States | Air Evac EMS, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1986 | Piper PA-34-200T | Isabela | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 May 1986 | Piper PA-34-200T | Olathe, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1986 | Cessna U206F | Matagorda Is., Texas, United States | Systems Plumbing, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1986 | Hughes 369-500D | Fort Stockton, Texas, United States | William O. Bowers | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1986 | Cessna 172A | Gainesville, Texas, United States | Michael D. Allison | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1986 | Boeing A75N1 | Addison, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1986 | Boeing A75N1 | Laporte, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1986 | Boeing E75 | Sweetwater, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |