19990924028129I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · Poughkeepsie, NY · September 24, 1999

Date
September 24, 1999 · 19:45 local
Place
Poughkeepsie, NY
Airport
Dutchess County
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N101CE
Reported as
Piper PA32R301T
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,552 total262 in this make and model

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 a gear problem and requested a fly by. Tower observed left main gear extended while nose and right main retracted. Pilot lowered gear and got "three green". Aircraft landed and left main collapsed. Maintenance found left torque link bolt broken.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED A GEAR PROBLEM AND REQUESTED A FLY BY. TOWER OBSERVED LEFT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED WHILE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN RETRACTED. PILOT LOWERED GEAR AND GOT "THREE GREEN". AIRCRAFT LANDED AND LEFT MAIN COLLAPSED. MAINTENANCE FOUND LEFT TORQUE LINK BOLT BROKEN.