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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Mesa, AZ · September 6, 2014

Date: September 6, 2014 · 12:25 local
Place: Mesa, AZ
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5966P
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR14LA368
Reported as: Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,201 total1,223 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N5966PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1059 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Upon final approach to runway 22R, all systems were normal and the pilot had a green gear down indication. At approx 30 feet before touch down, the pilot felt a vibration and the green gear down indicator light went out. The pilot performed a go around. The pilot retracted the gear and then extended and the green gear indicator again indicated landing gear down and locked. A fly by was performed and air traffic verified the gear was down and appeared to be in the full down and locked position. The pilot landed the aircraft and the initial touch down was without incident. The aircraft rolled out approx. 200 feet to the end of the runway and at that point the right main landing gear folded.

As the FAA filed it

UPON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22R, ALL SYSTEMS WERE NORMAL AND THE PILOT HAD A GREEN GEAR DOWN INDICATION. AT APPROX 30 FEET BEFORE TOUCH DOWN, THE PILOT FELT A VIBRATION AND THE GREEN GEAR DOWN INDICATOR LIGHT WENT OUT. THE PILOT PERFORMED A GO AROUND. THE PILOT RETRACTED THE GEAR AND THEN EXTENDED AND THE GREEN GEAR INDICATOR AGAIN INDICATED LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. A FLY BY WAS PERFORMED AND AIR TRAFFIC VERIFIED THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND APPEARED TO BE IN THE FULL DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE INITIAL TOUCH DOWN WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OUT APPROX. 200 FEET TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND AT THAT POINT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FOLDED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR14LA368Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMesa, AZThe failure of the right main landing gear (MLG) transmission mounting bracket coupled with the differential rigging of the two landing gear cables, which prevented the right MLG from moving to the down-and-locked position before landing.Sep 6, 2014 · Substantial damage

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