19851205065929I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA31350 · Kenai, AK · December 5, 1985

Date
December 5, 1985 · 12:50 local
Place
Kenai, AK
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SOCA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N492SC
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC86IA010
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,329 total794 in this make and model325 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.

Right main would not retract. Continued gear down. Cycled gear but right main collapsed. Drag link had failed.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT MAIN WOULD NOT RETRACT. CONTINUED GEAR DOWN. CYCLED GEAR BUT RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED. DRAG LINK HAD FAILED.

NTSB investigation

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