19850521025739A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Austin, TX · May 21, 1985

Date
May 21, 1985 · 19:14 local
Place
Austin, TX
Airport
Robert Mueller Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6665P
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85LA231
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
933 total81 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Gear collapsed on rollout. No mechanical malfunctions found. Probable inadvertent retraction.

As the FAA filed it

GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS FOUND. PROBABLE INADVERTENT RETRACTION.

NTSB investigation

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