# Accident 20011010032019A: Piper PA34200T, Philadelphia, PA, October 10, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2001, 16:00 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Northeast Philadelphia
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0698° N, 74.9992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0698&lon=-74.9992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91284, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91284) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011010032019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING APPROACH BOTH PILOT AND CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT LANDING GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, THE RIGHT WING DEPARTED THE PAVED SURFACE AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT PUNCTURING THE RIGHT FUEL TANK AND CAUSING WRINKLES TO THE SKIN AND POSSIBLE INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE SPAR OF THE RIGHT WING. OTHER DAMAGE WAS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT ENGINE NACELLE, WINGTIP, NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, AND THE PROPELLERS.

## 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 NYC02LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA007), Oct 10, 2001: Piper PA-34-200T (N91284), Philadelphia, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the right main landing gear for undetermined reasons.

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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