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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-325 · Leesburg, FL · March 8, 2019

Date: March 8, 2019 · 11:17 local
Place: Leesburg, FL
Airport: Leesburg International Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N45MJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA19LA125
Reported as: Piper PA-31-325
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,398 total694 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N45MJRegistered now · Piper PA-31-325S/N 31-7912104 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-325

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What happened

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On March 8th after departing Leesburg International Airport (lee) for a maintenance operational check of the landing gear system due to the installation of a newly installed supplemental type certificate (STC) the pilot reported landing gear issues. The pilot reported that after putting the gear handle in the down position the gear extension took an extended amount of time to get a down lock indication on the right main landing gear. The pilot made a low pass for the tower to check the gear. The tower reported that the landing gear appeared to be down and looked normal. Aircraft landed on runway 13 and while on landing roll out and turning onto taxiway d, the right main landing gear collapsed. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 8TH AFTER DEPARTING LEESBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LEE) FOR A MAINTENANCE OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM DUE TO THE INSTALLATION OF A NEWLY INSTALLED SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATE (STC) THE PILOT REPORTED LANDING GEAR ISSUES. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER PUTTING THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION THE GEAR EXTENSION TOOK AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME TO GET A DOWN LOCK INDICATION ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT MADE A LOW PASS FOR THE TOWER TO CHECK THE GEAR. THE TOWER REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND LOOKED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 13 AND WHILE ON LANDING ROLL OUT AND TURNING ONTO TAXIWAY D, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

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 ERA19LA125Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportLeesburg, FLMaintenance personnel’s improper rigging of the main landing gear actuators, which resulted in the collapse of the right main landing gear.Mar 8, 2019 · Substantial damage