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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Westport, OK · March 5, 2005

Date
March 5, 2005 · 17:30 local
Place
Westport, OK
Airport
Keystone Air Park Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N33AC
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW05LA081
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total2,500 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft was landing on runway 03 at 4F1. During the landing roll the pilot and witnesses reported the right main landing gear collapsed. The aircraft continued north and veered off the runway to the right and went down in a rock ravine. Damage: the left wing was sheared off the aircraft and was held on by the control cables and lines. The left engine impacted the nose of the aircraft. The right main was in the down position in the ditch. It was noted that the bolt was missing from the right torque link and the torque link was not damaged. There was damage to the underside of the right wing tip. There was a tree in the right leading edge back to the main spar.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 03 AT 4F1. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE PILOT AND WITNESSES REPORTED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED NORTH AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND WENT DOWN IN A ROCK RAVINE. DAMAGE: THE LEFT WING WAS SHEARED OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS HELD ON BY THE CONTROL CABLES AND LINES. THE LEFT ENGINE IMPACTED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT MAIN WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION IN THE DITCH. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BOLT WAS MISSING FROM THE RIGHT TORQUE LINK AND THE TORQUE LINK WAS NOT DAMAGED. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT WING TIP. THERE WAS A TREE IN THE RIGHT LEADING EDGE BACK TO THE MAIN SPAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.