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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Chicago, IL · February 16, 2015

Date: February 16, 2015 · 14:45 local
Place: Chicago, IL
Airport: Chicago Midway Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: 11SA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N727SC
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA147
Reported as: Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total51 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N727SCRegistration cancelled Mar 19, 2018 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7305110 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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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 on runway 31R at Midway airport (mdw), Chicago,IL, the nose gear collapsed followed by the right main gear. The aircraft slid off the runway and came to rest in the field. The pilot was the sole occupant and there were no injuries, fire or damage to persons or property on the ground. The aircraft was relocated to atlantic aviation ramp by o?hare towing.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 31R AT MIDWAY AIRPORT (MDW), CHICAGO,IL, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN THE FIELD. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES, FIRE OR DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED TO ATLANTIC AVIATION RAMP BY O?HARE TOWING.

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 CEN15LA147Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChicago, ILThe collapse of the nose and right main landing gears during landing for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the landing gear system revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.Feb 16, 2015 · Substantial damage