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FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Greeley, CO · June 24, 2019

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Date
June 24, 2019 · 17:00 local
Place
Greeley, CO
Airport
Greeley-Weld County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5866P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN19LA183
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
395 total54 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N5866PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-949 · Built 1959Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 6/24/2019 at approximately 17:00 hrs (MDT), N5866P, sn 24-949, Piper PA-24-250, pilot touchdown on runway 28 at Greeley airport and right main gear collapsed. Aircraft veered left and went off runway rotating right for 270 degrees before coming to a stop on grass field adjacent to the runway. No injuries. Visual meteorlogical conditions existed at the time of the flight.

As the FAA filed it

ON 6/24/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:00 HRS (MDT), N5866P, SN 24-949, PIPER PA-24-250, PILOT TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 28 AT GREELEY AIRPORT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND WENT OFF RUNWAY ROTATING RIGHT FOR 270 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON GRASS FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT.

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 CEN19LA183Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGreeley, COThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in failure of the right main landing gear and a subsequent loss of control.Jun 24, 2019 · Substantial damage