Piper PA-34-200T N1571X
9 April 2000 · Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 April 2000 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N1571X was involved in an accident near Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States. 5 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Drake Field (FYV)
- Coordinates
- 36.0694, -94.1505
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Registration
- N1571X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Columbus → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW00LA121
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The failure of the inboard half of the right main landing gear wheel as a result of fatigue.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that upon touchdown, the airplane 'felt like it had a flat tire and started pulling hard right.' Subsequently, the airplane exited the runway surface, the landing gear collapsed, and the airplane came to a stop upright. Examination of the landing gear revealed that the inboard half of the right main landing gear wheel had fractured through approximately 120 degrees of the flange. The fracture surface was examined at the NTSB Materials Laboratory in Washington, D.C., and exhibited striations, crack arrest positions, and ratchet marks, all of which are typical of fatigue propagation. The origin of the fatigue could not be determined as a result of rubber deposits on the fracture surface.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2000 | Piper PA-34-200 | Big Bear City, California, United States | Kenneth K. Gheysar | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2000 | Piper PA-34-200 | San Dimas, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Sep 2000 | Piper PA-34-200T | Meridianville, Alabama, United States | Harvey B. Wasserman | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2000 | Piper PA-34-200T | Harbor Springs, Michigan, United States | Bear River Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 2000 | Piper PA-34 | Chacabuco, Argentina | Servicios Aereos Bahienses | Fatal | 11 |
| 28 Oct 2000 | Piper PA-34-200T | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2000 | Aeronca 15AC | Pettigrew, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2000 | Aero Commander 685 | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2000 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Helena, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2000 | Pzl-Mielec M-18A | Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2000 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Gould, Arkansas, United States | Rogers Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2000 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Helena, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |