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Piper PA-22-150 N6153D

28 May 1994 · Toronto, Ohio, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 May 1994 at about 14:40 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N6153D was involved in an accident near Toronto, Ohio, United States. One person was 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 14:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Toronto, Ohio, United States
Nearest airport
Eddie Dew Memorial (1G8)
Coordinates
40.4602, -80.6010
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-150
Registration
N6153D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Alliance → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC94LA100

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the pilot's improper flare, which resulted in the nose gear collapsing and the subsequent nose over of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT ARRIVED BACK AT HIS DEPARTURE AIRPORT AFTER A LOCAL FLIGHT, AND SELECTED RUNWAY 16 TO LAND ON. THE PILOT FLEW THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL WHICH COLLAPSED. THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT DUG INTO THE GRASS AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE WIND SHEAR ON FINAL. THE WINDS REPORTED AT AN AIRPORT 17 MILES AWAY WERE FROM 240 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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