# Accident 20010604011809A: Piper PA31350, Las Vegas, NV, June 4, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2001, 19:40 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XV6A
- Location: 36.2117° N, 115.1958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2117&lon=-115.1958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N209TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N209TA-2002-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010604011809A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON JUNE 4, 2001, ABOUT 1932 PDT, VISION AIR FLIGHT 12, A PIPER PA-31, N209TA, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT NORTH LAS VEGAS,NEVADA. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  VISION AIR WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 135.  THE COMMERICAL PILOT AND NINE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.  THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA ABOUT 1830 ENROUTE TO NORTH LAS VEGAS.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX01FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA201), Jun 5, 2001: Piper PA-31-350 (N209TA), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: fatigue failure of the right main landing gear retraction arm.

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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