PHOENIX, AZ, USA
N3634P
PIPER PA-22-150
THE PLT HAD JUST PURCHASED THE ACFT & HAD FLOWN IT ONLY 3 HRS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS FLT WAS TO FERRY IT TO DEER VALLEY FOR A PAINT JOB. HE REPORTED THAT WHEN HE LANDED, THE WIND WAS FROM 150 DEG AT 6 GUSTING 12 KTS. DURING THE LANDING, THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN 1ST & HE 'STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.' HE STATED THAT HE GUIDED THE ACFT ONTO THE TURN-OFF, AND WHEN HE STOPPED, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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