19821205065689I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Washington, DC · December 5, 1982

Date
December 5, 1982 · 11:19 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Washington Natl
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N501BC
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83IA053
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
573 total408 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Left main gear collapsed on the landing roll. No gear defects. Indicates pilot error. No pilot papers onboard.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON THE LANDING ROLL. NO GEAR DEFECTS. INDICATES PILOT ERROR. NO PILOT PAPERS ONBOARD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.