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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Hagerstown, MD · November 24, 2000

Date: November 24, 2000 · 16:36 local
Place: Hagerstown, MD
Airport: Washington County Regional
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N56782
Reported as: Piper PA34200
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total370 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N56782Registered now · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7450031 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)On 11/24/00 privacy data omitted was on a routine VFR flight in the area of Garrett airport, near mchenry, MD. While lowering the landing gear on his Piper PA-34 privacy data omitted was unable to get the left main gear to indicate green, thinking that there may have been ice in the mechanism he flew to Hagerstown, MD where the weather was warmer. When he arrived in the pattern he lowered the landing gear he was to get a green light on the left main gear. privacy data omitted Then flow over the tower reported that the gear looked to be down. privacy data omitted Proceded to land on runway 27 after turning off the runway the left main collapsed. The investigation revealed a piece of FOD was lodged in the down lock mechanism of the left main landing gear, it appeared to be a small brass fastener used to secure a dust cover which normally covers the linkage mechanism. The dust cover was no longer there. This investigation is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON 11/24/00 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A ROUTINE VFR FLIGHT IN THE AREA OF GARRETT AIRPORT, NEAR MCHENRY, MD. WHILE LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR ON HIS PIPER PA-34 ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS UNABLE TO GET THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TO INDICATE GREEN, THINKING THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN ICE IN THE MECHANISM HE FLEW TO HAGERSTOWN, MD WHERE THE WEATHER WAS WARMER. WHEN HE ARRIVED IN THE PATTERN HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR HE WAS TO GET A GREEN LIGHT ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. ^PRIVACY DATA^ THEN FLOW OVER THE TOWER REPORTED THAT THE GEAR LOOKED TO BE DOWN. ^PRIVACY DATA ^ PROCEDED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 AFTER TURNING OFF THE RUNWAY THE LEFT MAIN COLLAPSED. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED A PIECE OF FOD WAS LODGED IN THE DOWN LOCK MECHANISM OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, IT APPEARED TO BE A SMALL BRASS FASTENER USED TO SECURE A DUST COVER WHICH NORMALLY COVERS THE LINKAGE MECHANISM. THE DUST COVER WAS NO LONGER THERE. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N56782 · 2

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

Incident 19850410017289IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Columbia, SCNose gear collapsed during taxi. Bolt that connects the drag link assembly to nose gear assembly broken.Apr 10, 1985 · Minor damage Incident 19840615033019IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Sumter, SCLeft main gear collapsed on landing. Attach bolt missing allowed trunnion to move and break. Recent gear work.Jun 15, 1984 · Minor damage