38.6631° N, 90.5771° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, MO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 22, 1979 · 19:10 local
Place
Chesterfield, MO
Airport
Spirit Of St Loui
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N41245
Reported as
Piper PA28/
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total100 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot not able to get a safe indication for one of the mains, it collapsed. Downlock operational after cleaning.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT NOT ABLE TO GET A SAFE INDICATION FOR ONE OF THE MAINS, IT COLLAPSED. DOWNLOCK OPERATIONAL AFTER CLEANING.