What happened
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(-23) The aircraft touched down approximately halfway down the 3600 foot runway, left of the centerline of the runway. The aircraft veered to the right, causing the right main and nose landing gears to collapse. The right wing struck a runway light. The aircraft came to rest on the right side of the runway. The subsequent investigation could not identify a mechanical failure that caused the aircraft to veer after landing. (.19) on November 2, 2001, about 1757 central standard time, a Piper PA-28R-201T, N5984V, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain and an object following a gear collapse during landing roll on runway 35 (3,600 feet by 60 feet, dry asphalt) at mount Hawley auxiliary airport (3MY), near Peoria, Illinois. The airplane exited the runway, impacted a runway light, and came to rest off the runway's right side. The personal flight was operating under 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was uninjured. The flight had filed and had activated an IFR flight plan. The flight had departed from naper aero club airport, near naperville, Illinois, about 1 705, had cancelled the IFR flight plan while approaching 3MY, and was landing at 3MY at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN THE 3600 FOOT RUNWAY, LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEARS TO COLLAPSE. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION COULD NOT IDENTIFY A MECHANICAL FAILURE THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER AFTER LANDING. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 2, 2001, ABOUT 1757 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28R-201T, N5984V, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN AND AN OBJECT FOLLOWING A GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 35 (3,600 FEET BY 60 FEET, DRY ASPHALT) AT MOUNT HAWLEY AUXILIARY AIRPORT (3MY), NEAR PEORIA, ILLINOIS. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY, IMPACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT, AND CAME TO REST OFF THE RUNWAY'S RIGHT SIDE. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD FILED AND HAD ACTIVATED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM NAPER AERO CLUB AIRPORT, NEAR NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS, ABOUT 1 705, HAD CANCELLED THE IFR FLIGHT PLAN WHILE APPROACHING 3MY, AND WAS LANDING AT 3MY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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