# Accident 20021201035609A: Piper PA34200, Jeffersonville, IN, December 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2002, 10:38 local time
- Place: Jeffersonville, IN
- Airport: Clark County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3650° N, 85.7383° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3650&lon=-85.7383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15723, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15723-2018-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021201035609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 01, DECEMBER 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600Z, PIPER MODEL PA-34-200 (SENECA), SERIAL NUMBER 34-7350136, REGISTRATION NUMBER N15723, VFR DEPARTED BOWMAN FIELD IN LOUISVILLE KY EN-ROUTE TO CLARK COUNTY AIRPORT IN JEFFERSONVILLE IN. PILOT REPORTED ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL FOR LANDING WITH THREE DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS PRESENT AND NO GEAR UNSAFE INDICATIONS PRESENT. AFTER LANDING BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE JUST OFF OF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. PILOT AND WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS WERE STILL PRESENT AFTER THE ACCIDENT WITH THE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 CHI03LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA032), Dec 1, 2002: Piper PA-34-200 (N15723), Jeffersonville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanical binding of the left main landing gear, which resulted in the left main landing gear not fully extending to the down-and-locked position. Factors to the accident were the oleo-strut…

## Other reports on N15723 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990326038079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990326038079I), Mar 26, 1999: Piper PA34200 (N15723), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Mr. William c. beasley ws practicing approaches and touch and go landing at Lakeland linder regional airport (lal), Lakeland, Florida. During the VOR rwy…
- [Incident 19950701024979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950701024979I), Jul 1, 1995: Piper PA34200 (N15723), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. Entry door came open on takeoff. Returned. Became slow on approach. Made hard landing, collapsed nose gear.

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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