20140103000479A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Silver City, NM · January 3, 2014

Date: January 3, 2014 · 15:30 local
Place: Silver City, NM
Airport: Grant County
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6767P
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14LA107
Reported as: Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 970 total400 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N6767PRegistration cancelled Feb 16, 2018 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1897 · Built 1960 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Upon landing at Silver City Grant County Airport, the nose gear collapsed followed by the main gear collapsing.

Inspection revealed that improper maintenance had been done on the nose gear causing the collapse.

Pilot received no injuries and the aircraft was substantially damaged.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING AT SILVER CITY GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSING.

INSPECTION REVEALED THAT IMPROPER MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN DONE ON THE NOSE GEAR CAUSING THE COLLAPSE.

PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

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 CEN14LA107Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSilver City, NMThe collapse of the landing gear during landing for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations.Jan 3, 2014 · Substantial damage