NONE · Piper PA-44-180 · 2006-03-29 · Daytona Beach, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA06LA074
Event ID
20060405X00394
Type
Accident
Date
2006-03-29
Location
Daytona Beach, FL, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-44-180
Registration
N938ER
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Failure of the nose landing gear upper drag brace assembly due to overload acting on an undetected forging defect formed during the initial forging of the brace. A contributing factor in this accident was the runway distance remaining sign.