the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the crosswind and the pilot's fatigue from lack of sleep.
The pilot prematurely flaring the airplane for landing, resulting in a hard landing, followed by an inadvertent pilot-induced porpoise and loss of directional control. A factor was the fence.
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS STARTING HIS FLARE TO LAND WHEN A GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED. HE REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND GOT OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT RUDDER WAS APPLIED, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, CROSSED A DITCH, AND WENT INTO SAGEBRUSH. THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT…
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Wings · bearing · failedJan 13, 1998
DURING TOUCH AND GO PRACTICE, RT FLAP OUTER AFT BEARING FAILED DURING RETRACTION. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FLAP TO BIND AND TRIP CIRCUIT BREAKER, BUT NOT UNTIL AFTER THE RT FLAP HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY THE BINDING. THE FLAP SKINS AND SPAR WERE DAMAGED OUTBOARD OF PUSH/PULL ROD. DAMAGED ENOUGH TO WARRANT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Equipment and furnishings · seat stop · brokenMar 25, 1996
FOUND PILOT'S AFT SEAT STOP BROKEN. IF UNNOTICED, REAR SEAT ROLLERS MAY DISCONNECT FROM RAILS MAKING SEAT PINS NON-FUNCTIONAL. WITH SEAT PINS NOT POSITIONED PROPERLY, SEAT MAY SLIDE AFT ON TAKEOFF AND CREATE POSSIBLE DEPARTURE STALL CONFIGURATION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.