19991202035129I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Fremont, NE · December 2, 1999

Date: December 2, 1999 · 14:50 local
Place: Fremont, NE
Airport: Fremont Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N200WH
Reported as: Piper PA23250
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N200WHRegistration cancelled Nov 22, 2003 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-3482 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot taxied from the ramp to the run-up area and performed a takeoff check and run-up. Upon completion, he taxied out to runway 31 hold short line. After a pre-takeoff check, he taxied into position. The aircraft reached approximately 45 knots during takeoff when the right main landing gear collapsed forcing the aircraft towards the right side of the runway. The aircraft came to a rest approximately sixty feet off the right side of runway 31, and approximately one thousand feet from the threshold of runway. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the pilot was not injured. After completing a gear retraction, it was noticed that there was an unusual amount of dirt and grease on the gear down hooks and springs. After several retractions, the hooks would intermitently not engage to hold the gear in the down position. Removed and cleaned the items listed and performed a retraction without any abnormality. The aircraft had an annual inspection 10 months prior to this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT TAXIED FROM THE RAMP TO THE RUN-UP AREA AND PERFORMED A TAKEOFF CHECK AND RUN-UP. UPON COMPLETION, HE TAXIED OUT TO RUNWAY 31 HOLD SHORT LINE. AFTER A PRE-TAKEOFF CHECK, HE TAXIED INTO POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT REACHED APPROXIMATELY 45 KNOTS DURING TAKEOFF WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED FORCING THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST APPROXIMATELY SIXTY FEET OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 31, AND APPROXIMATELY ONE THOUSAND FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. AFTER COMPLETING A GEAR RETRACTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF DIRT AND GREASE ON THE GEAR DOWN HOOKS AND SPRINGS. AFTER SEVERAL RETRACTIONS, THE HOOKS WOULD INTERMITENTLY NOT ENGAGE TO HOLD THE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. REMOVED AND CLEANED THE ITEMS LISTED AND PERFORMED A RETRACTION WITHOUT ANY ABNORMALITY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN ANNUAL INSPECTION 10 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.

Other reports on N200WH · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20010110000469AGriffith, IN(-23) On January 10, 2001, a Piper aztec, N200WH crashed shortly after takeoff from Griffith, Indiana airport (05C). The pilot sustained serious injuries and the passenger on board sustained minor injuries. The a/c was substantially damaged upon impact.…Jan 10, 2001 · No damage