# Accident 19960614038479A: Piper PA34200T, Aurora, OR, June 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1996, 10:45 local time
- Place: Aurora, OR
- Airport: Aurora State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2306° N, 122.8001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2306&lon=-122.8001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67SA-2002-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360EB
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 289 total, 21 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960614038479A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 14, 1996 AT 1045 PDT, N67SA, PA-24-200T SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN. NO INJURIES TO SIX PEOPLE ON BOARD. OCCURRENCE WAS ORIGINALLY CLASSIFIED AS ACCIDENT NO. SEA96LA127, BUT WAS DOWNGRADED TO INCIDENT AFTER DAMAGE INVESTIGATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 12, 1996, AIRCRAFT IS FOR SALE AND COMPLETE INVESTIGATION INTO POSSIBLE LANDING GEAR FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH. NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS WERE NOTED DURING THE ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.

## 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 SEA96LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA127), Jun 14, 1996: Piper PA-34-200T (N67SA), Aurora, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadvertent retraction of the landing gear by the pilot during landing.

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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