20091231052879A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Concord, NC · December 31, 2009

Date: December 31, 2009 · 08:43 local
Place: Concord, NC
Airport: Concord
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: FFKA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8985C
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA10LA108
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-300
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,430 total708 in this make and model265 in the last 90 days

N8985CRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7680147 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Aircraft N8985C landed on runway 20 at Concord regional airport (jqf) @ 2037 local on 12/31/09. During landing touchdown the right main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded down the runway coming to a stop 500 feet beyond delta ("d") taxiway. There were no injuries to the pilot in command (PIC) nor was there any fire associated with the event. Local fire rescue and airport operational personnel removed the aircraft from the runway and moved the aircraft to a local maintenance ramp area.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N8985C LANDED ON RUNWAY 20 AT CONCORD REGIONAL AIRPORT (JQF) @ 2037 LOCAL ON 12/31/09. DURING LANDING TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY COMING TO A STOP 500 FEET BEYOND DELTA ("D") TAXIWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) NOR WAS THERE ANY FIRE ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT. LOCAL FIRE RESCUE AND AIRPORT OPERATIONAL PERSONNEL REMOVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY AND MOVED THE AIRCRAFT TO A LOCAL MAINTENANCE RAMP AREA.

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 ERA10LA108Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportConcord, NCA missing right main landing gear aft trunnion mount attachment nut.Jan 1, 2010 · Substantial damage