# Accident 20190308001039A: Piper PA-31-325, Leesburg, FL, March 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2019, 11:17 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Leesburg International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8228° N, 81.8083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8228&lon=-81.8083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45MJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45MJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-325 (registry code 7103105, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-325
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,398 total, 694 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190308001039A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA19LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA125), Mar 8, 2019: Piper PA31 (N45MJ), Leesburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s improper rigging of the main landing gear actuators, which resulted in the collapse of the right main landing gear.

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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