# NTSB ATL05LA091: Piper PA-23-150, N2113P, Newnan, GA, May 14, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 14, 2005, 17:45 local (21:45 UTC) - Place: Newnan, GA - Coordinates: 33.30722, -84.770278 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3072&lon=-84.7703&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 13, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FSDO 11 College Park - NTSB case key (mKey): 61709 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL05LA091 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61709/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA091 ## Probable cause The improper repair to the main landing gear assembly resulted in the actuator bracket failure and the right main gear collapse. A factor was the inadequate inspection of the right main landing gear. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, landing - landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly - fractured (cause) - maintenance,major repair - improper, other maintenance personnel (cause) - maintenance,inspection - inadequate, other maintenance personnel (contributing factor) - Gear collapsed, landing - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The airplane landed on its main landing gear and after rolling out a short distance, the pilot lowered the nose wheel until it touched the runway. After the nose wheel touched down, the airplane pitched forward and all the landing gear collapsed. Further examination of the airplane revealed the top actuator bracket of the right main landing gear was broken and separated from the attach point. There was visible rust deposits at the point of cold-welded joint. Also the upper drag link of the nose gear was rusted and fractured. Post-accident examination of the maintenance performed on the right main landing gear revealed that the top actuator bracket was not of original manufacturer design standards and the repair did not meet manufacturer recommendations; the top actuator bracket was improperly cold-welded to mount instead of being replaced. ## Factual narrative On May 14, 2005 at 1745 eastern daylight time, a Piper Apache PA 23-150, N2113P, registered to and operated by a private owner, gear collapsed while landing on runway 32 at Newnan Coweta County Airport, Newnan, Georgia. The personal flight operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The flight originated from LaGrange-Callaway Airport, LaGrange, Georgia on May 14, 2005 at 1715. The personal flight was returning from LaGrange, Georgia and had entered the traffic pattern to land on runway 32 at Newnan Coweta County Airport. The airplane landed on its main landing gear and after rolling out a short distance, the pilot lowered the nose wheel until it touched the runway. After the nose wheel touched down, the airplane pitched forward and the propellers struck the runway. Examination of the wreckage revealed all the landing gear collapsed, tail cone damage, crush damage on belly of fuselage, both propellers damaged, the left wing buckled and both flaps damaged. Further examination of the airplane revealed the top actuator bracket of the right main landing gear was broken and separated from the attach point., There was visible rust deposits at the point of cold-weld joint. Also the upper drag link of the nose gear was rusted and fractured. Post-accident examination of the maintenance performed on the right main landing gear revealed that the top actuator bracket was not of original manufacturer design standards. Also, the top actuator bracket was cold-welded to mount. According to the manufacturer this was not the repair procedure for the actuator bracket assembly. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2113P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2113P-2017-07-18), registration cancelled 2017-07-18, S/N 23-704, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-23-150 - Registry model: [Piper PA-23-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (registry code 7102303) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 23-704 - Airframe hours: 8787 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating; Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Earl E. Evans - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 2004 - Departed: KLGC, LaGrange, GA - Destination: KCCO, Newnan, GA - Airport: KCCO, Newnan Coweta County, runway 32, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 73; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 1, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 21,000 total, 260 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 29.96 inHg - Observed at: KCCO ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20050514012729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050514012729A), May 14, 2005: Piper PA23150, Newnan, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) Upon landing rwy 32 @ cco landing gear collapsed, no one injured. From the NTSB's public API. 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