19831101057679A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Greer, SC · November 1, 1983

Date
November 1, 1983 · 20:16 local
Place
Greer, SC
Airport
Greenville Sparta
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N40249
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL84LA035
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
871 total20 in this make and model97 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Aileron balance cable wore a hole in hydraulic line making it impossible to lower gear normally. Gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

AILERON BALANCE CABLE WORE A HOLE IN HYDRAULIC LINE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO LOWER GEAR NORMALLY. GEAR COLLAPSED.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N40249 · 1

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