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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Worcester, MA · November 20, 2004

Date: November 20, 2004 · 10:20 local
Place: Worcester, MA
Airport: Worcester Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N62688
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total4,000 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N62688Registered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7654144 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Left main landing gear collapsed after touchdown on runway 29, during rollout, over 1000 feet down the runway. The pilot and the front passenger, who is also a pilot, confirmed three green lights on the gear indicator. The front passenger feathered both props and shut down both engines before the propellers struck the ground. The touchdown was reported as normal, and gear operation on approach appeared normal. The right landing gear collapsed after jacking up the left wing. Post-incident inspection of the landing gear while the aircraft was on jacks revealed that the left main gear actuator rod end, part number 762365, was bent. The down lock latch would not lock into place with the bent rod end.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 29, DURING ROLLOUT, OVER 1000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER, WHO IS ALSO A PILOT, CONFIRMED THREE GREEN LIGHTS ON THE GEAR INDICATOR. THE FRONT PASSENGER FEATHERED BOTH PROPS AND SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGINES BEFORE THE PROPELLERS STRUCK THE GROUND. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS REPORTED AS NORMAL, AND GEAR OPERATION ON APPROACH APPEARED NORMAL. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER JACKING UP THE LEFT WING. POST-INCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON JACKS REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR ROD END, PART NUMBER 762365, WAS BENT. THE DOWN LOCK LATCH WOULD NOT LOCK INTO PLACE WITH THE BENT ROD END.