# NTSB Accident CHI96LA317
> **Piper PA-32R-301** · 1996-08-26 · STEWARTVILLE, MN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA317
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06475
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-26
- **Location:** STEWARTVILLE, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.84996, -92.480926
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32R-301
- **Registration:** N801SP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in a failure to reach the proper touchdown point for the landing.  The fractured nose gear shimmy damper attaching collar and the jammed nose gear were related factors.

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