# Accident 20091231052879A: Piper PA-32R-300, Concord, NC, December 31, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2009, 08:43 local time
- Place: Concord, NC
- Airport: Concord
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FFKA
- Location: 35.3917° N, 80.7083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3917&lon=-80.7083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8985C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8985C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,430 total, 708 in this make and model, 265 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091231052879A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA10LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA108), Jan 1, 2010: Piper PA-32R-300 (N8985C), Concord, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A missing right main landing gear aft trunnion mount attachment nut.

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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