COLUMBIA, SC, USA
N41336
PIPER PA-34-200
THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 WITH WINDS THAT WERE VARIABLE FROM 250 TO 290 DEG AT 14 GUSTING 24 KTS. WITH THESE WINDS, THE MAXIMUM CROSSWIND COMPONENT WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT 21 KTS. THE MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT FOR THIS AIRCRAFT WAS 15 KTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING, HE FELT A SEVERE VIBRATION THAT BEGUN ABOUT 300 FT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TRUSS BRACKET STUD, PN 78717-2, HAD FAILED FROM OVERLOAD FORCES. NO EVIDENCE OF FATIGUE WAS FOUND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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