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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Westport, WA · August 11, 2005

Date: August 11, 2005
Place: Westport, WA
Airport: Westport Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N63790
Reported as: Piper PA23250
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N63790Registered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7754117 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) This appears to be a collapse of the right main landing gear (partial) with no damage to prop or engine because MLG folded under flap and held aircraft up. Aircraft was able to clear runway and park in front of hangar. Inspection found bolt broken on right MLG. Subsequent inspection revealed both right and left MLG support truss frames cracked. This appears to be fatigue related. There was no pilot fault with this incident. The bolt and frame failures will be forwarded as malfunction or defect reports.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS APPEARS TO BE A COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR (PARTIAL) WITH NO DAMAGE TO PROP OR ENGINE BECAUSE MLG FOLDED UNDER FLAP AND HELD AIRCRAFT UP. AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO CLEAR RUNWAY AND PARK IN FRONT OF HANGAR. INSPECTION FOUND BOLT BROKEN ON RIGHT MLG. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT MLG SUPPORT TRUSS FRAMES CRACKED. THIS APPEARS TO BE FATIGUE RELATED. THERE WAS NO PILOT FAULT WITH THIS INCIDENT. THE BOLT AND FRAME FAILURES WILL BE FORWARDED AS MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORTS.

Other reports on N63790 · 1

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

Accident 20060602011129ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Faribault, MN(-23) Aircraft landed on runway 30. Tire marks from the aircraft begin on the left side of the runway near the touchdown point. The tracks veer to the right side of the runway where they show indication of the aircraft beginning to turn to the left as it…Jun 2, 2006 · Substantial damage