# Incident 19980111003289I: Piper PA25, Beasley, TX, January 11, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1998, 09:30 local time
- Place: Beasley, TX
- Airport: Beasley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4951° N, 95.9155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beasley, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4951&lon=-95.9155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6462Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6462Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-B2B5 (registry code 42337, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-b2b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 70 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980111003289I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT DURING ROLL-OUT. APPLIED LEFT RUDDER WITH-OUT EFFECT. APPLIED MORE LEFT RUDDER AND LEFT AILERON WITH-OUT EFFECT. AT ABOUT 15 MPH, LEFT WING DROPPED TO THE GROUND, AIRCRAFT VEERED TO LEFT. PROP STRUCK MUD AND STOPPED. ON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE "U" BOLT WHICH CONNECTS THE GEAR LINKAGE HAD SHEARED, THUS CAUSING THE LEFT LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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