20161206019329I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · San Marcos, TX · December 6, 2016

Date: December 6, 2016 · 13:55 local
Place: San Marcos, TX
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3047U
Reported as: Piper PA-44-180
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,900 total30 in this make and model

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What happened

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Aircraft was moved from 1TE4 to khyi to have maintenance performed. Aircraft was cleared to land, runway 31, full stop landing. After landing and upon taxi the aircraft right gear collasped approximately 2100' from the runway threshold. Aircraft slid to a stop at the intersection of runway 31 and runway 26. Investigation revealed excessive build up of old grease and debris in the right wheelwell which may have contributed to the gear not going to the down and locked position. After cleaning of the wheelwell and removing excessive grease and debris, gear operational checked ok.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED FROM 1TE4 TO KHYI TO HAVE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND, RUNWAY 31, FULL STOP LANDING. AFTER LANDING AND UPON TAXI THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT GEAR COLLASPED APPROXIMATELY 2100' FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 31 AND RUNWAY 26. INVESTIGATION REVEALED EXCESSIVE BUILD UP OF OLD GREASE AND DEBRIS IN THE RIGHT WHEELWELL WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE GEAR NOT GOING TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. AFTER CLEANING OF THE WHEELWELL AND REMOVING EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DEBRIS, GEAR OPERATIONAL CHECKED OK.