# Incident 20160405005039I: Ria Air LLC P-51-D, Opelousas, LA, April 5, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2016, 15:00 local time
- Place: Opelousas, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5249° N, 92.0817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opelousas, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5249&lon=-92.0817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N351TG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RIA AIR LLC P-51-D
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160405005039I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING THE RIGHT WING STARTED TO DROP A COUPLE OF INCHES. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR VERY SLOWLY STARTED TO FOLD INBOARD INTO THE RETRACED POSITION. THE RIGHT WING TIP TOUCHED THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND RAN OFF INTO A PLOWED FIELD COMING TO A STOP WITH THE AIRCRAFT ON IT NOSE, BREAKING OFF A PROPELLER BLADE. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK HOOK WAS NOT ENGAGED FULLY ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC PRESENT.

PRELIMARLY INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK HOOK WAS NOT ENGAGED ENOUGHT OR CORRECTLY TO HOLD THE GEAR IN THE FULL DOWN AND LOCK POSITION. THE RIGHT DOWN LOCK HOOK HAS MORE WEAR AND TEAR THEN THE LEFT HOOK WHICH LOOKED NEW COMPARED TO THE RIGHT HOOK.

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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