# Accident 20070831023759A: Piper PA30, Lawrence, KS, August 31, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2007, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lawrence, KS
- Airport: Lawrence Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0111° N, 95.2164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0111&lon=-95.2164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22HW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22HW-2019-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,513 total, 109 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070831023759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AN ASI FROM THE WICHITA FSDO STOPPED AT HETRICK AIR SERVICES IN LAWRENCE, KS ON 09/07/2007 TO LOOK AT A CE182 THEY WERE ADDING TO THEIR PART 135 AIR CARRIER CERTIFICATE. PIPER N22HW WAS OBSERVED ON JACKS IN THE HANGAR. THERE WAS APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE RH WINGTIP, RH AILERON, AND RH FLAP. THIS DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE FROM SCRAPING A HARD SURFACE (I.E. RUNWAY, TAXIWAY OR RAMP). THERE WAS AN APPARENT SKID MARK ON THE RH MAIN TIRE ON THE OUTBOARD SIDEWALL. THE RH MAIN GEAR PUSHROD WAS BENT AND THERE WAS A SUPPORT WEB IN THE WHEEL WELL THAT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY THE BENT PUSHROD. THE NTSB WAS CONTACTED AND A DETERMINATION WAS MADE TO CONSIDER THIS AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE AILERON. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO COMPLETELY EXTEND PRIOR TO LANDING AT LWC ON 8/31/2007. AFTER CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTY WITH EMERGENCY MANUAL EXTENSION, THE PILOT NOTED A GEAR DOWN INDICATION. DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT AT LWC, THE RH MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 DEN07LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA160), Aug 31, 2007: Piper PA-30 (N22HW), Lawrence, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: Total failure of the landing gear retraction/extension assembly. Contributing factors in this accident were worn parts in the landing gear retraction/extension assembly, and mechanical binding of the…

## Other reports on N22HW (2)

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

- [Accident 20170731020629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170731020629A), Jul 31, 2017: Piper PA-30 (N22HW), Topeka, KS, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. On July 31, 2017, at approximately 2047 central daylight time (CDT), the airman, a certified flight instructor, whom was providing multiengine flight…
- [Incident 19911106058359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911106058359I), Nov 6, 1991: Piper PA30 (N22HW), Wall, SD, Minor damage. Both engine failed in flight. Made a forced landing on road. Landed with gear retracted.

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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