- Date
- July 16, 1993, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Branson, MO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7636YPiper PA-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 17, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930716024399A
- Case key
- 9242
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Probable cause
the fractured nose gear retract arm which allowed the nose gear to collapse.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that while on final approach to land, he noticed that the green indicator light for the landing gear was not illuminated. After recycling the gear, the light came on and he made a visual check to verify that the landing gear was extended. After landing, the airplane rolled approximately 300 to 400 feet down the runway when the nose gear, and subsequently the right main landing gear, collapsed. Postaccident examination revealed the nose wheel gear retract arm had fractured.
Factual narrative
On July 16, 1993, about 1300 central daylight time, a Piper PA-30 airplane, N7636Y, sustained substantial damage while landing at Point Lookout Airport, Branson, Missouri. The private pilot and three passengers aboard were not injured. The personal flight originated at Millington, Tennessee. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 CFR Part 91 flight.
The pilot reported that while on final approach to land, he noticed that the green indicator light for the landing gear was out. After recycling the gear, the green light did come on. The pilot said he also made a visual check to verify that the landing gear was extended. After landing, the airplane rolled approximately 300 to 400 feet down the runway when the nose and right main landing gear collapsed.
Postaccident inspection discovered a fractured nose gear retract arm.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7636Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30-714
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-D1A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ed Meier, doing business as Wolf River Aircraft
- Registered owner
- Ed Meier
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 16, 1993 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- 2M8 · Millington, TN
- Airport
- PLK · Point Lookout, runway 35, 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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 800 total · 32 in this make and model · 768 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.