30.6944° N, 88.0431° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Mobile, AL, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 10, 1999 · 18:10 local
Place
Mobile, AL
Airport
Bates Field
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N143DM
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,250 total3,010 in this make and model132 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot reported unsafe gear light indication. When the pilot attempted a landing, the left gear collapsed on roll out. The nose gear and right main held. Damage was limited to the left wing. Fuel from the fuel tank vent caught fire on the ground, as the aircraft skid on the left wing, but little damage was done to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT REPORTED UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT INDICATION. WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING, THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLL OUT. THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN HELD. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT WING. FUEL FROM THE FUEL TANK VENT CAUGHT FIRE ON THE GROUND, AS THE AIRCRAFT SKID ON THE LEFT WING, BUT LITTLE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT.