# Incident 20141019020619I: Piper PA-23-160, Beverly, MA, October 19, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2014, 16:00 local time
- Place: Beverly, MA
- Airport: Beverly
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5841° N, 70.9161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEVERLY RGNL (BVY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5841&lon=-70.9161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4462P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4462P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-160
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141019020619I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT & INSTRUCTOR WERE PRACTICING LANDINGS. THIS LANDING WAS WITH THE LEFT ENGINE POWER NEAR IDLE TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE OUT. UPON LANDING AND ROLL-OUT, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SLOWLY BEGAN TO COLLAPSE TO THE POINT THAT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SLIDE ON THE RIGHT WING OFF INTO THE GRASS. BOTH PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE GEAR INDICATED DOWN (3 GREEN) AND THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER ON DUTY REPORTED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN, AND THAT THE LANDING WAS NORMAL. AFTER RECOVERY AND INSPECTION THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY LOCK IN PLACE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND SUPPORT TUBING ON THE LANDING GEAR THAT WAS SLIGHTLY BENT, NOT ALLOWING THE DOWN LIMIT OR "J" LOCK TO FULLY ENGAGE. A QUARTER TURN WAS REQUIRED ON THE EXTENDING PUSH ROD ADJUSTMENT TO ENGAGE THE DOWN LIMIT SWITCH AND A FULL TURN WAS REQUIRED FOR THE "J" LOCK TO FULLY ENGAGE. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF THIS CONDITION WAS PRE-EXISTING, BUT APPEARS TO BE THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE WITH THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION. NOTE - THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN THE RECOVERY PROCESS, AS IT WAS DROPPED TWICE.

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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