NONE · PIPER PA 32RT-300T · 2017-10-19 · Port Mansfield, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN18LA017
Event ID
20171023X45710
Type
Accident
Date
2017-10-19
Location
Port Mansfield, TX, USA
Coordinates
26.560277, -97.439163
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
3
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA 32RT-300T
Registration
N633CB
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper landing flare, which led to a hard landing and the subsequent collapse of the nosewheel landing gear due to the overstress failure of the nosewheel landing gear trunnion casting.