# Accident 20060330006159A: Piper PA24250, Mammoth Lakes, CA, March 30, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2006, 11:05 local time
- Place: Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Airport: Mammoth - June Lakes
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6239° N, 118.8378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6239&lon=-118.8378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6744P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6744P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060330006159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APPROACH TO MAMMOTH LAKES AIRPORT (MMH) THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND DID NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT. HE INITIATED A GO AROUND AND CYCLED THE GEAR. HE GOT A GREEN LIGHT ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT AND HE CYCLED THE GEAR ANOTHER TIME TO CONFIRM THE GEAR POSITION. ON THE THIRD CYCLE HE AGAIN GOT A GREEN LIGHT. UPON LANDING ROLL OUT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TRIED TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A LOW SNOWBANK. AT THAT TIME THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE MAIN COLLAPSED COMPLETELY. THE RIGHT WING TIP TANK AND WING LEADING EDGE SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM THE IMPACT WITH THE SNOWBANK. ON SITE INVESTIGATION FOUND THE IDLER ARM FOR THE NOSE GEAR/RIGHT MAIN GEAR HAD SHEARED AT THE GEAR MOTOR ALLOWING THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## 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 ANC06LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA041), Mar 30, 2006: Piper PA-24-250 (N6744P), Mammoth Lake, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the right main landing gear during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and an on-ground encounter with a snowbank. A factor associated with the accident was other…

## Other reports on N6744P (2)

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

- [Accident 20070528011259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070528011259A), May 28, 2007: Piper PA24250 (N6744P), Mammoth Lakes, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The accident pilot was taking off from Mammoth Lakes, CA airport to the east. Shortly after lifting off he saw another aircraft that had just lifted off…
- [Accident 19740421009849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740421009849A), Apr 21, 1974: Piper PA24250 (N6744P), Mexicali,Bc, Substantial damage. Investigation under the jurisdiction of the govt of Mexico.

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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