Event CHI90LA187

1990-07-14 WEBSTER, Wisconsin, United States Airport · Y05 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N8095Y

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

PIPER PA-30

Year of manufacture

1966 · 24 years old at event

TCDS

A1EA · PIPER AIRCRAFT INC

Engine

LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES (150 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

19660802

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AB066A

Registrant of record

N8095Y INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8095Y Piper PA-30B None

Probable cause & findings

THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR TRANSMISSION MOUNTING BRACKET WHICH RESULTED IN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST WAS SATISFACTORY, WITH THE GEAR DOWN LIGHT ILLIMINATING AND THE NOSE WHEEL VISIBLE IN THE MIRROR. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 100 FEET PAST THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD, BUT HE 'NEVER FELT THE NOSEGEAR TOUCH...HEARD LEFT PROPELLER STRIKE THE PAVEMENT FIRST.' POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTING BRACKET IN THE NOSE WHEEL WELL WAS BROKEN OUT OF ITS CHANNEL ASSEMBLY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_CHI90LA187.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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