What happened
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On July 27, 2017, 2:40PM EDT, a Piper comanche PA-30, registered as N7040Y, to jb aviation LLC. Collapsed the gear during the landing rollout on RW5L at w. k. Kellogg airport in Battle Creek.
There were no reported injuries to the pilot or the three passengers.
Markings on the runway indicated there were tire wabble marks, followed by the left propeller runway strike, followed by the right propeller strike. A failed push pull cable Piper part number 455-180 was found for the left main gear and a failed gear retraction tube arm part number 21012-03 for the right main and nose gear.
Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, the runway was dry and the winds were 010 at 8KTS.
Other damage to the aircraft included belly skin damage considered as minor damage.
The aircraft is used by a part 141 pilot school (lakeland university); however, this flight from ksbn to kbtl was a personal flight.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 27, 2017, 2:40PM EDT, A PIPER COMANCHE PA-30, REGISTERED AS N7040Y, TO JB AVIATION LLC. COLLAPSED THE GEAR DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT ON RW5L AT W. K. KELLOGG AIRPORT IN BATTLE CREEK.
THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE THREE PASSENGERS.
MARKINGS ON THE RUNWAY INDICATED THERE WERE TIRE WABBLE MARKS, FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT PROPELLER RUNWAY STRIKE, FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT PROPELLER STRIKE. A FAILED PUSH PULL CABLE PIPER PART NUMBER 455-180 WAS FOUND FOR THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND A FAILED GEAR RETRACTION TUBE ARM PART NUMBER 21012-03 FOR THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR.
VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, THE RUNWAY WAS DRY AND THE WINDS WERE 010 AT 8KTS.
OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED BELLY SKIN DAMAGE CONSIDERED AS MINOR DAMAGE.
THE AIRCRAFT IS USED BY A PART 141 PILOT SCHOOL (LAKELAND UNIVERSITY); HOWEVER, THIS FLIGHT FROM KSBN TO KBTL WAS A PERSONAL FLIGHT.
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