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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Las Vegas, NV · April 5, 1995

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Date
April 5, 1995 · 15:00 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Henderson Sky Harbor Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N33399
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
724 total32 in this make and model332 in the last 90 days
N33399Registered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7535142 · Built 1975Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot statement: I was giving instruction to Mr. Terry waspey towards his commercial single. After the first touch and go, we decided to make a full stop landing. Like I normally do, I taught him to lower the landing gear lever on downwind and check for 3 green lights with the landing gear indicator lights and verified myself. On short final made him check again for 3 greens and gear lever down and verified myself. There was no indication of gear problems at all during the flight. As we touched down and rolled, about 200 to 300 feet, suddenly one of the main gears collapsed and the aircraft went to the left; there was nothing I could do about that. I didn't expect that problem at anytime. Inspector's comment: pilot and two witnesses aboard the aircraft claimed they had three green lights before landing and landing gear collapsed after landing. This inspector had the aircraft placed on jacks on 4/6/95 and tested landing gear system. Landing gear retracted and extended faultlessly. This report and investigation closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATEMENT: I WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO MR. TERRY WASPEY TOWARDS HIS COMMERCIAL SINGLE. AFTER THE FIRST TOUCH AND GO, WE DECIDED TO MAKE A FULL STOP LANDING. LIKE I NORMALLY DO, I TAUGHT HIM TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR LEVER ON DOWNWIND AND CHECK FOR 3 GREEN LIGHTS WITH THE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS AND VERIFIED MYSELF. ON SHORT FINAL MADE HIM CHECK AGAIN FOR 3 GREENS AND GEAR LEVER DOWN AND VERIFIED MYSELF. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF GEAR PROBLEMS AT ALL DURING THE FLIGHT. AS WE TOUCHED DOWN AND ROLLED, ABOUT 200 TO 300 FEET, SUDDENLY ONE OF THE MAIN GEARS COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT TO THE LEFT; THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO ABOUT THAT. I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT PROBLEM AT ANYTIME. INSPECTOR'S COMMENT: PILOT AND TWO WITNESSES ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CLAIMED THEY HAD THREE GREEN LIGHTS BEFORE LANDING AND LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING. THIS INSPECTOR HAD THE AIRCRAFT PLACED ON JACKS ON 4/6/95 AND TESTED LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AND EXTENDED FAULTLESSLY. THIS REPORT AND INVESTIGATION CLOSED.