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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Waupaca, WI · May 26, 2002

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Date
May 26, 2002 · 14:00 local
Place
Waupaca, WI
Airport
Waupaca Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N250LJ
Reported as
Piper PA24250
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total600 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N250LJRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3393 · Built 1964Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot stated took off runway 30, winds 240 @15 gusting to 24. Normal take off. Heard loud thud during gear retraction. Extended gear - no green light on right main. Landed runway 24, right main collapsed. Witness stated aircraft departed runway 30. Aircraft became airborne, then contacted the runway in a left crab. Side load on right gear caused gear to collapse. Aircraft became airborne again with right gear dangling. Aircraft landed on runway 24. Mechanic inspected gear and found it failed due to excessive side load. Rwg.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED TOOK OFF RUNWAY 30, WINDS 240 @15 GUSTING TO 24. NORMAL TAKE OFF. HEARD LOUD THUD DURING GEAR RETRACTION. EXTENDED GEAR - NO GREEN LIGHT ON RIGHT MAIN. LANDED RUNWAY 24, RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED. WITNESS STATED AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 30. AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, THEN CONTACTED THE RUNWAY IN A LEFT CRAB. SIDE LOAD ON RIGHT GEAR CAUSED GEAR TO COLLAPSE. AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN WITH RIGHT GEAR DANGLING. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 24. MECHANIC INSPECTED GEAR AND FOUND IT FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE SIDE LOAD. RWG.