# Incident 20070606008869I: Piper PA24250, Plymouth, MA, June 6, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2007, 13:00 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MA
- Airport: Plymouth Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9088° N, 70.7276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLYMOUTH MUNI (PYM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9088&lon=-70.7276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7178P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7178P) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 100 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070606008869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 30, 2007 N7178P EXPERIENCED A RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE DUE TO RT MLG EXTEND/RETRACT CONDUIT FAILURE. THE CONDUIT WAS REPLACED MAY 7, 2007. ON THE FIRST FLIGHT AND LANDING JUNE 6, 2007, ON ROLL OUT THE RT MLG AGAIN, COLLAPSED. INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED RT MLG EXTEND/RETRACT CONDUIT PUSH-PULL TUBING SEPARATED AT THE SWEDGE CONNECTION JUST OUTBOARD OF THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL SUPPORT BRACKET. AS A RESULT OF THE COLLAPSE AND ROLLING OFF INTO THE GRASS THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FIBERGLASS RIGHT WING TIP, AILERON LOWER SKIN, FLAP TRAILING EDGE AND LOWER SKIN AS WELL AS A SIX INCH BY 2 INCH TEAR IN THE LOWER FLAP SKIN.

## Other reports on N7178P (2)

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

- [Incident 20070330004239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070330004239I), Mar 30, 2007: Piper PA24250 (N7178P), Plymouth, MA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated he landed on rw 33, landing gear lights all in the green, normal landing. Taxied to intersection of 24 and left gear collapsed. Minor damage…
- [Incident 20000826025909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000826025909I), Aug 26, 2000: Piper PA24250 (N7178P), Marston Mills, MA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was on a VFR flight from plymouth to marstons Mills and planned a landing on rwy 09. A/c touched down long, bounced, and touched down a second time…

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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