- Date
- February 26, 1984, 16:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Walterboro, SC
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6720PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840226005129A
- Case key
- 6417
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt did not get a green gear down indication when the landing gear was lowered. A fly-by was performed and he was told that the landing gear looked down. The plt did not properly operate the emergency system. During landing, the gear collapsed. The landing gear was operated successful during a post accident ground check on both system, except the gear did not lock down on the 1st attempt using the normal system. The acft was overdue for an annual inspection. The owner stated that he did not authorize this flt, but had intended for the plt to ferry the acft for an annual inspectionafter he (the owner) had obtained a ferry permit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6720P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1847
- Airframe hours
- 3,525
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1D5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gardner Trucking Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 12, 1981 · 25 hours before
- Airport
- RBW · Walterboro Municipal, runway 17, 5,700 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,030 total · 9 in this make and model · 2,030 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHS, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.