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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Mount Holly, NJ · July 28, 2009

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Date: July 28, 2009 · 11:30 local
Place: Mount Holly, NJ
Airport: South Jersey Regional
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: ATJA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1494X
Reported as: Piper PA-34-200T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,000 total4,000 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N1494XRegistration cancelled Dec 19, 2013 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7570262 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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N1494X departed 39N enroute to vay. (@20 min leg), when gear was retracted departing 39N the gear usafe light appeared. Gear unsafe light remained on throuhout flight. Aircraft enterd downwind at vay and pilot extended gear and noticed the left gear light not lighted. Pilot stated he recycled the gear several times, after a short delay the left landing gear light came on. Pilot landed with out further incident, taxied to FBO and parked the aircraft and went to lunch at the airport restraunt. Mechanic after pilot had left noticed the aircraft wing was at a higher angle than normal and the left main gear was shifted and extended. The mechanic inspected aircraft and discoverd the front bracket that supports the left landing gear trunnion bearing had broken off allowing the landing gear strut to shift in its mounts downward approx 6 "lodging agianst the rear trailing edge. At this time cause of failure is unknown.

As the FAA filed it

N1494X DEPARTED 39N ENROUTE TO VAY. (@20 MIN LEG), WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED DEPARTING 39N THE GEAR USAFE LIGHT APPEARED. GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON THROUHOUT FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT ENTERD DOWNWIND AT VAY AND PILOT EXTENDED GEAR AND NOTICED THE LEFT GEAR LIGHT NOT LIGHTED. PILOT STATED HE RECYCLED THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, AFTER A SHORT DELAY THE LEFT LANDING GEAR LIGHT CAME ON.PILOT LANDED WITH OUT FURTHER INCIDENT, TAXIED TO FBO AND PARKED THE AIRCRAFT AND WENT TO LUNCH AT THE AIRPORT RESTRAUNT. MECHANIC AFTER PILOT HAD LEFT NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT WING WAS AT A HIGHER ANGLE THAN NORMAL AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS SHIFTED AND EXTENDED.THE MECHANIC INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND DISCOVERD THE FRONT BRACKET THAT SUPPORTS THE LEFT LANDING GEAR TRUNNION BEARING HAD BROKEN OFF ALLOWING THE LANDING GEAR STRUT TO SHIFT IN ITS MOUNTS DOWNWARD APPROX 6 "LODGING AGIANST THE REAR TRAILING EDGE. AT THIS TIME CAUSE OF FAILURE IS UNKNOWN.

Other reports on N1494X · 2

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

Incident 20110627012099ILanding: Rollout · Orlando, FLDuring landing and roll on runway 18L, the pilot experienced a vibration, the aircraft dragged and dropped on the right side. The right main tire was flat making steering impossible. The aircraft was stopped on the right side of the runway.Jun 27, 2011 · No damage Incident 19940202024189ILevel Off Touchdown · Connersville, INNarrative: airworthiness: landing gear motor failed. Airman: airman failed to use the AFM emergency gear extension procedure when he was confronted with a landing gear motor failure. On February 2, 1994, at 1150 EST, a PA-34-200T (N1494X), owned by Cirrus,…Feb 2, 1994 · Minor damage