# Incident 20210604006599I: Piper PA-31-350, Fort Myers, FL, June 4, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2021, 17:15 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N462DH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N462DH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 267 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210604006599I

## Narrative

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

ON 06-04-2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1715 EDT (2115 Z), N462DH, A PA31 WHILE ON A PRIVATE FLIGHT WITH THREE SOLES ONBOARD ENROUTE TO PAGE FIELD (FMY - FORT MYERS, FL), THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 13 AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY 13 JUST PASS TAXIWAY CHARLIE AT PAGE FIELD (FMY - FORT MYERS, FL).THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED A SHORT TIME EARLIER FROM MIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (TMB). THE FLIGHT WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER THE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON 06-01-2021. THE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED WAS (IN PART) AN ANNUAL INSPECTION AND THE INSTALLATION OF AIRCRAFT RESTORATION CORPORATION STC# SA00555DE MAIN LANDING GEAR INNER DOOR REMOVAL KIT, INCLUDING PERFORMING A LANDING GEAR SWING.  ALL MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED BY A CERTIFICATED MECHANIC (A&P) AT A REPAIR FACILITY IN MIAMI WITH A COMPLETED MAINTENANCE RECORD ENTRIES. PERFORMED PHYSICAL SURVEY OF AIRCRAFT AND REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT RECORDS AT PAGE FIELD (FMY). RECEIVED A WRITTEN NARRATIVE OF THIS EVENT FROM THE PILOT IN COMMAND DURING THIS EVENT, PHOTOS TAKEN BY THE PAGE FIELD (FMY) OPERATIONS OFFICE, AND A POST INCIDENT INSPECTION REPORT PERFORMED BY CERTIFICATED MECHANIC (A&P) AT A REPAIR FACILITY AT FMY SUSPECTS RIGGING ISSUES WITH THE 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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