Piper PA-28-140 N6599W
22 June 2022 · Manassas, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 June 2022 at about 14:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N6599W, operated by Commonwealth Aviation, was involved in an accident near Manassas, Virginia, 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 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Manassas, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Manassas Rgnl/Harry P Davis Fl (HEF)
- Coordinates
- 38.7210, -77.5151
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N6599W
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1965
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Commonwealth Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA22LA285
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent nose landing gear collapse.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was landing the airplane and during the landing flare the airplane bounced twice before the nose landing gear collapsed. This resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage aft of the firewall. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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