# Accident 20140727012939A: Piper PA-28RT-201T, Clear Lake, TX, July 27, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2014, 18:30 local time
- Place: Clear Lake, TX
- Airport: Ellington Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5978° N, 95.1642° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5978&lon=-95.1642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2148J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2148J-2024-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 60 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA474](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA474) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140727012939A

## Narrative

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

ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM T41 TO GLS PILOT EXPERIENCED A GEAR MALFUNCTION LIGHT. PILOT COMPLETED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WITH A NEGATIVE OUTCOME. PILOT CONDUCTED A FLY-BY AT GLS WHERE THE TOWER PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THE GEAR WAS DOWN. PILOT CHOSE TO FLY TO EFD FOR FIRE RESCUE SERVICES IF NEEDED. AIRCRAFT MADE A FLY-BY FOR GEAR INSPECTION BY TOWER PERSONNEL, AND THEN LANDED ON RUNWAY 17R WITH ALL LANDING GEAR. APPROXIMATELY 1800 FEET AFTER LANDING, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN RUNWAY ON LEFT MAIN GEAR, NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT WINGTIP.

AN INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED BY AIRWORTHINESS AND OPERATIONS INSPECTORS AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING: THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT FLAP, RIGHT AILERON, AND RIGHT WINGTIP WERE SCRAPED. THE RIGHT AILERON AND RIGHT FLAP WERE ALSO BENT ON THE OUTBOARD PORTIONS FROM THE CONTROL INPUTS FROM THE PILOT AS IT SKIDDED ALONG THE RUNWAY.

NO DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR COULD BE DETECTED DURING A VISUAL INSPECTION.

## 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 CEN14LA474](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA474), Jul 27, 2014: Piper PA 28RT-201T (N2148J), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The landing gear’s failure to extend for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## Other reports on N2148J (1)

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

- [Accident 20220529022899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220529022899A), May 29, 2022: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N2148J), Morgan, TX, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted], A Piper PA-28RT, was substantially damaged when it experienced a loss of power and the PIC noticed a burning smell inside the cockpit.…

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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