20080111009729A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Placerville, CA · January 11, 2008

Date: January 11, 2008 · 17:30 local
Place: Placerville, CA
Airport: Placerville
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7988P
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA08LA064
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,170 total155 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N7988PRegistration cancelled Jan 14, 2010 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3226 · Built 1962 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 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) Pilot reported the right main landing gear collapsed after landing at pvf airport. The aircraft proceeded down runway 5 sliding on the right wing, veered off the runway, the right wing struck a runway light causing the aircraft to rotate 90 degrees to the right. The aircraft continued to slide when the left main collapsed. The aircraft received substantial damage. There were no injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING AT PVF AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED DOWN RUNWAY 5 SLIDING ON THE RIGHT WING, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE WHEN THE LEFT MAIN COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA08LA064Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPlacerville, CAThe collapse of the right main landing gear during landing for undetermined reasons.Jan 12, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7988P · 1

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

Incident 20040119018629ILevel Off Touchdown · Van Nuys, CA(-23) On 01/19/04 N7988P a PA-24-250 suffered a ldg collapse at vny. Inspector belknap from the vny FSDO inspected the damaged aircraft on 01/20/04 with the following findings: all ldg gear retract rods were straight and showed no signs of bending, all ldg…Jan 19, 2004 · Substantial damage