Accident · 2006-03-29

NTSB case MIA06LA074 · Piper PA-44-180 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2006-03-29
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Piper PA-44-180 (N938ER)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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.

Source: NTSB case MIA06LA074

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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