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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Belmar/Farmingd, NJ · October 25, 2001

Date: October 25, 2001 · 17:50 local
Place: Belmar/Farmingd, NJ
Airport: Allaire Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N1585X
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD02LA006
Reported as: Piper PA28R200

N1585XRegistration cancelled Jun 19, 2017 · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7535342 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During an aircraft flight check-out, the second touch and go maneuver on runway 32 caused the aircraft to land hard. When the pilot selected the landing gear down for landing, the left green safe light did not illuminate. The left seat pilot then noted that there was a sheetmetal puncture on the upper left wing skin, above the gear. Low fly by was performed and ground crew determined that the left gear was not fully extended. The PIC elected to perform a gear down landing on runway 32 and landing was made uneventfully till the left gear contacted the ground and collapsed, causing the aircraft to veer to the left and off the edge of the runway down an embankment. The cause for the left main gear unsafe condition was the result of the failure of the left gear forward trunnion attach fitting, causing the gear forward attach to become disconnected. The hard landing caused a portion (one-third) of the fitting to exit through the top of the left wing skin.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING AN AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CHECK-OUT, THE SECOND TOUCH AND GO MANEUVER ON RUNWAY 32 CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND HARD. WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING, THE LEFT GREEN SAFE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE LEFT SEAT PILOT THEN NOTED THAT THERE WAS A SHEETMETAL PUNCTURE ON THE UPPER LEFT WING SKIN, ABOVE THE GEAR. LOW FLY BY WAS PERFORMED AND GROUND CREW DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. THE PIC ELECTED TO PERFORM A GEAR DOWN LANDING ON RUNWAY 32 AND LANDING WAS MADE UNEVENTFULLY TILL THE LEFT GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND AND COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE CAUSE FOR THE LEFT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE CONDITION WAS THE RESULT OF THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT GEAR FORWARD TRUNNION ATTACH FITTING, CAUSING THE GEAR FORWARD ATTACH TO BECOME DISCONNECTED. THE HARD LANDING CAUSED A PORTION (ONE-THIRD) OF THE FITTING TO EXIT THROUGH THE TOP OF THE LEFT WING SKIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD02LA006Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFarmingdale, NJthe flight instructor's delayed remedial action to correct the pilot's lack of directional control during landing. A factor was the crosswind.Oct 25, 2001 · Substantial damage