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ERA24LA002

2023-10-02 · Gallipolis, Ohio, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport GAS

Current FAA registration · N7461W

Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-180
Year of manufacture
1963 · 60 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19630715
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AA0B64

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

A collapse of the nose landing gear during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with an approach lighting system.

Factual narrative

The student pilot approached the runway for landing and described that the main landing gear first touched down first. The nose landing gear then contacted the runway and immediately collapsed. The student pilot applied the brakes and the airplane departed the left side of the runway onto the grass. The airplane struck a lighting system and came to rest about 35 ft from the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. The student pilot reported “there were no visible signs of mechanical failure” on the nose landing gear prior to the accident flight, and a Federal Aviation Administration inspector who examined the nose landing gear after the accident did not observe any mechanical discrepancies. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Nose/tail landing gear-Not specified
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Attain/maintain not possible

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2023_ERA24LA002.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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