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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Philadelphia, PA · May 16, 2016

Date: May 16, 2016 · 14:40 local
Place: Philadelphia, PA
Airport: Northeast Philadelphia Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N170TA
Reported as: Piper PA-23-250
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 430 total

N170TARegistered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7654005 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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PA-23-250, s/n 27-7654005, N170TA, upon landing and roll-out on runway 24 at Northeast Philadelphia Airport, PA (pne), the aircraft's right main landing gear collapsed, causing damage to the right main landing gear, right flap skin, and right propeller (strike). No injuries were sustained by the three persons on-board the aircraft. The subsequent investigation revealed that the right main landing gear drag link center attach bolt had sheared in the center of the bolt shank. This bolt connects the main gear upper drag link assembly to the lower drag link assembly.

As the FAA filed it

PA-23-250, S/N 27-7654005, N170TA, UPON LANDING AND ROLL-OUT ON RUNWAY 24 AT NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT, PA (PNE), THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, RIGHT FLAP SKIN, AND RIGHT PROPELLER (STRIKE). NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE THREE PERSONS ON-BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DRAG LINK CENTER ATTACH BOLT HAD SHEARED IN THE CENTER OF THE BOLT SHANK. THIS BOLT CONNECTS THE MAIN GEAR UPPER DRAG LINK ASSEMBLY TO THE LOWER DRAG LINK ASSEMBLY.