- Date
- July 15, 1982, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Salem, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7047YPiper PA-30-160
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820715035829A
- Case key
- 72461
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Pilot stated he had 3 green gear lights. During touchdown and roll the landing gear collapsed. The landing gear control switch collar was defective and if the pilot did not hold the gear selector in the down position it may have returned to off before the gear was locked down. This would account for the gear collapsing under the weight of landing. It was not determined how long this situation had existed. In addition, it appeared that the switch may have been installed upside down requiring the handle to be pulled out to get the gear in the down position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7047Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30-160
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3050
- Airframe hours
- 3,397
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-B1A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Midway Shell
- Registered owner
- Midway Shell
- Departed
- Little Rock, AR
- Destination
- Salem, IL
- Airport
- SLO · Salem, runway 18, 4,000 × 75 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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,866 total · 500 in this make and model · 2,500 as pilot in command · 55 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 169 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7047Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.