# Accident 20021101030249A: Piper PA24180, Corona, CA, November 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2002, 17:40 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Corona Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8978° N, 117.6042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8978&lon=-117.6042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5129P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5129P-2006-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24180
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021101030249A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 LAX03LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA018), Nov 2, 2002: Piper PA-24-180 (N5129P), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare. Also causal were the pilot's improper bounced landing recovery procedures and inadvertent swerve, resulting in the landing gear collapsing from overload.

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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