# Accident 19940813027109A: Piper PA24180, Manzanita, OR, August 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1994, 18:45 local time
- Place: Manzanita, OR
- Airport: Nehalem Bay State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6998° N, 123.8594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6998&lon=-123.8594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5063P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5063P-1998-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 963 total, 64 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940813027109A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. PRIOR OVERSTRESS LANDINGS HAD SHEARED TRANSMISSION ATTACH BOLTS. FAILED BULKHEAD

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA94LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA213), Aug 14, 1994: Piper PA-24-180 (N5063P), Nehalem, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SEPARATION OF THE LANDING GEAR TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY FROM ITS ATTACH BRACKET RIVETS DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE FOR THE LANDING GEAR TO BE LOCKED DOWN DURING THE LANDING ROLL…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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