red750 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Two men have escaped injury after their plane landed on its nose at the Parafield Airport in Adelaide's north. The front nose wheel of the twin-engine Piper aircraft collapsed upon landing just after 3pm on Sunday. The pilot managed to steer the plane onto a grassed area before both men on board walked away unscathed. The plane will be towed for an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation. A Parafield Airport spokesperson said the runway was closed until it had been cleared by ATSB. A full runway check will be completed before flights can resume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 I don't know where else you'd have a nose wheel, but at the front. At least it wasn't described as a Cessna, so some education must be getting through. The Pipers seem to have the most nosewheel collapse problems of all the retractables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperplace Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 I had exactly the same thoughts: I'm glad it wasn't the rear nose wheel. And why wasn't it called a Cessna? While it's a great job by the pilot, I did wonder how much steering input he had that enabled him to steer it onto a grassy patch, especially after losing the nose wheel. maybe I'm mean-spirited. Best of all, no-one's hurt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted August 28, 2022 Author Share Posted August 28, 2022 It's the back nosewheel you've got to look out for. That was an unedited copy and paste. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted August 28, 2022 Author Share Posted August 28, 2022 Do they have differential braking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thruster88 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Yes differential braking would have been available. The ATSB will not investigate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFguy Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 PIO and porpoising ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 (edited) No, the PA-34 has a long history of nosewheel collapses. The actuation mechanism is extremely complex, and it must also be rigged precisely. See Pages 36-38 (page 2-4 of the PDF file) in the following U.K. crash extract. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f339ed915d1374000453/Piper_PA-34-200T_Seneca_II__G-BTGV_07-11.pdf The aircraft involved appears to be VH-MRY. Edited August 28, 2022 by onetrack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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