{"id":11120,"date":"2023-12-23T11:42:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T08:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=11120"},"modified":"2023-12-23T11:42:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T08:42:35","slug":"pilots-mechanical-error-leads-to-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=11120","title":{"rendered":"Pilot\u2019s mechanical error leads to crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Air aviation news &#8211; The pilot reported that during landing at the airport in Cassville, Missouri, the Piper PA-46-310P oscillated left and right as he attempted to maintain directional control on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The airplane departed the left side of the runway and crashed in a ravine, sustaining substantial damage to the right wing spar.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7085548 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/generalaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/CEN22LA060-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"764\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/generalaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/CEN22LA060-2.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The pilot told investigators that before the flight he had reinstalled the nose landing gear steering arm, but did not properly secure the steering linkage to the steering arm.<\/p>\n<p>Because he did not properly secure the steering linkage, the nose landing gear was not aligned with the runway during the landing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Probable Cause:<\/strong>\u00a0The pilot\u2019s failure to reinstall the nose landing gear linkage prior to the flight which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/data.ntsb.gov\/Docket?ProjectID=104360\" rel=\"noopener\">NTSB Identification: 104360<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To download the final report.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/data.ntsb.gov\/carol-repgen\/api\/Aviation\/ReportMain\/GenerateNewestReport\/104360\/pdf\">Click here<\/a>. This will trigger a PDF download to your device.<\/p>\n<p>This December 2021 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.<\/p>\n<p>source: <a href=\"https:\/\/generalaviationnews.com\/2023\/12\/22\/pilots-mechanical-error-leads-to-crash\/\">https:\/\/generalaviationnews.com\/2023\/12\/22\/pilots-mechanical-error-leads-to-crash\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air aviation news &#8211; The pilot reported that during landing at the airport in Cassville, Missouri, the Piper PA-46-310P oscillated left and right as he attempted to maintain directional control on the ground. 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