What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On November 1, 2002, about 1740 pacific standard time, a Piper PA-24-180, N5129P, experienced the collapse and separation of one main landing gear assembly during rollout at the Corona Municipal Airport, Corona, California. Thereafter, the airplane veered off runway 25, the remaining gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest in a median area. The airplane was substantially damaged. Neither the private pilot on the controls, nor the private pilot/airplane owner was injured. The airplane was being operated on a personal flight under 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Corona about 1700. The flying pilot reported to the national transportation safety board investigator that during the accident flight he had performed approximately 1/2 dozen touch-and-goes in the traffic pattern. No hard landings occurred, and no mechanical problems were noted with the airplane. The pilot stated, however, that during the takeoff roll the airplane was hard to keep straight on the runway. During the accident landing, the airplane rolled approximately 150 feet down the centerline of the runway and then began an uncommanded right turn. The pilot reported that he applied pressure to the left rudder pedal to redirect the airplane but his effort was not successful. As soon as he pushed on the pedal, the airplane commenced a sharp left turn, and it swerved toward the side of the runway. Recovery personnel from the eastman aircraft company reported that the right main landing gear and the nose gear appeared to have collapsed. The left main landing gear was observed separated from its attachment structure. (-23) Mr. Richard a. holmes and the owner Mr. Robert samora were doing touch and goes at Corona airport, Corona CA. When the accident occurred. On the 4th and 5th landing the pilot Mr. Holmes stated that on roll out the aircraft pulled to the right he applied left rudder to stay on the runway and the landing gear collapsed. The aircraft came to rest between the runway and the taxiway. Mr. Holmes and Mr. Samora, the sole occupants, did not receive any injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON NOVEMBER 1, 2002, ABOUT 1740 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-24-180, N5129P, EXPERIENCED THE COLLAPSE AND SEPARATION OF ONE MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY DURING ROLLOUT AT THE CORONA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CORONA, CALIFORNIA. THEREAFTER, THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF RUNWAY 25, THE REMAINING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A MEDIAN AREA. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NEITHER THE PRIVATE PILOT ON THE CONTROLS, NOR THE PRIVATE PILOT/AIRPLANE OWNER WAS INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CORONA ABOUT 1700. THE FLYING PILOT REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT DURING THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT HE HAD PERFORMED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 DOZEN TOUCH-AND-GOES IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. NO HARD LANDINGS OCCURRED, AND NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE NOTED WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT STATED, HOWEVER, THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRPLANE WAS HARD TO KEEP STRAIGHT ON THE RUNWAY. DURING THE ACCIDENT LANDING, THE AIRPLANE ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET DOWN THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN BEGAN AN UNCOMMANDED RIGHT TURN. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE LEFT RUDDER PEDAL TO REDIRECT THE AIRPLANE BUT HIS EFFORT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. AS SOON AS HE PUSHED ON THE PEDAL, THE AIRPLANE COMMENCED A SHARP LEFT TURN, AND IT SWERVED TOWARD THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. RECOVERY PERSONNEL FROM THE EASTMAN AIRCRAFT COMPANY REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO HAVE COLLAPSED. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS OBSERVED SEPARATED FROM ITS ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE. (-23) MR. RICHARD A. HOLMES AND THE OWNER MR. ROBERT SAMORA WERE DOING TOUCH AND GOES AT CORONA AIRPORT, CORONA CA. WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. ON THE 4TH AND 5TH LANDING THE PILOT MR. HOLMES STATED THAT ON ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE RIGHT HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO STAY ON THE RUNWAY AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY. MR. HOLMES AND MR. SAMORA, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS, DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.