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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA24250 · Wentzville, MO · February 10, 1979

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Date: February 10, 1979 · 14:30 local
Place: Wentzville, MO
Airport: Wentzville
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7146P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total29 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N7146PRegistered now · Piper PA-24S/N 24-2311 · Built 1960 Airframe modelPiper PA-24 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Gear collapsed on landing roll due to sheared acuator shaft.

As the FAA filed it

GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL DUE TO SHEARED ACUATOR SHAFT.