# Accident 20080918849839A: Piper PA30, Jefferson, GA, September 18, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2008, 20:08 local time
- Place: Jefferson, GA
- Airport: Jackson County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1744° N, 83.5611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1744&lon=-83.5611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7195Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7195Y-2008-10-30) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,128 total, 1,549 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080918849839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND SUBSTAINED AN ALLEGED, GEAR COLLAPSE.  IT IS IN QUESTION AS TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE GEAR FAILURE WEATHER MECHANICAL LOCKING FAILURE OR PILOT INDUCED.  PILOT FAILED TO UTILIZE THE ABNORMAL PROCEDURES CHECKLIST WHEN THE GEAR MOTOR CB WAS POPPED.  HE INDICATED THAT HE RESET THE BREAKER TWICE AND HAD A GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT.  ON OCTOBER 2, 2008 THE GEAR WAS FUNCTIONALLY TESTED AND PERFORMED TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO OBTAIN A DOWN AND LOCKED CONDITION ELECTRICALLY AND MANUALLY.  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR SUPPORTS SUSTAINED DURING THE ACCIDENT PREVENTED A FULL RETRACTION OF THE GEAR INTO THE WELL.

## 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 NYC08CA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA315), Sep 18, 2008: Piper PA-30 (N7195Y), Jefferson, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the airplane manufacturer's landing gear failure and emergency extension procedures. Contributing to the accident was a malfunction of the landing gear system for…

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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