19880503012709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-325 · Wilkesboro, NC · May 3, 1988

Date
May 3, 1988 · 13:00 local
Place
Wilkesboro, NC
Airport
Wilkes County
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N34GK
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88LA164
Reported as
Piper PA31325
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540F2BD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,832 total1,305 in this make and model173 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 landing struck a sign and a ditch off side of runway. Landing gear recently repaired.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING STRUCK A SIGN AND A DITCH OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. LANDING GEAR RECENTLY REPAIRED.

NTSB investigation

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