19871021062889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-310 · Beverly, MA · October 21, 1987

Date
October 21, 1987 · 10:30 local
Place
Beverly, MA
Airport
Beverly Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
LYEG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9249Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88LA013
Reported as
Piper PA31310
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540A1A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,746 total117 in this make and model78 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Indicates hard landing collapsed the left main gear and dislodged the right engine. No mechanical defects reported

As the FAA filed it

INDICATES HARD LANDING COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND DISLODGED THE RIGHT ENGINE. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS REPORTED

NTSB investigation

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