# Accident 20050305002009A: Piper PA23250, Westport, OK, March 5, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2005, 17:30 local time
- Place: Westport, OK
- Airport: Keystone Air Park Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2222° N, 96.3461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2222&lon=-96.3461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33AC-2008-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050305002009A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DFW05LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA081), Mar 5, 2005: Piper PA-23-250 (N33AC), Westport, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapsing of the right main landing gear as a result of the failure of the scissors assembly.

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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