# Incident 20050811018429I: Piper PA23250, Westport, WA, August 11, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2005
- Place: Westport, WA
- Airport: Westport Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8970° N, 124.1007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTPORT (14S), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8970&lon=-124.1007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63790, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63790) (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
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050811018429I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20060602011129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060602011129A), Jun 2, 2006: Piper PA23250 (N63790), Faribault, MN, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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