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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Elkton, MD · September 30, 2003

Date: September 30, 2003 · 11:00 local
Place: Elkton, MD
Airport: Raintree Airpark Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7435Y
Reported as: Piper PA30
Reported engine: Lycoming IO320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,100 total2,500 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N7435YRegistered now · Piper PA-30S/N 30-498 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) After landing on runway 31 and rolling out approximately 1500 feet, the landing gear collapsed. Gear indications and operation were normal prior to the incident. No injuries or damage to anything other than the aircraft. The aircraft was jacked, gear extended manually and towed to hangar. The gear actuating bellcrank was broken, indicating that the gear was apparently not secured by the downlocks. After the aircraft is inspected and repaired the repairing agency is to submit a malfunction/defect report describing the failure. The last annual inspection and gear retraction test was 9/14/02.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 AND ROLLING OUT APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. GEAR INDICATIONS AND OPERATION WERE NORMAL PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED, GEAR EXTENDED MANUALLY AND TOWED TO HANGAR. THE GEAR ACTUATING BELLCRANK WAS BROKEN, INDICATING THAT THE GEAR WAS APPARENTLY NOT SECURED BY THE DOWNLOCKS. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT IS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE REPAIRING AGENCY IS TO SUBMIT A MALFUNCTION/DEFECT REPORT DESCRIBING THE FAILURE. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION AND GEAR RETRACTION TEST WAS 9/14/02.