- Date
- May 22, 1987, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Austin, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3980XPiper PA-34-200T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870522015619A
- Case key
- 22371
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was unable to retract the landing gear after takeoff. The plt elected to return to the arpt and perform a precautionary landing. The touchdown was normal followed by the right main landing gear collapsing during the landing roll. The acft had undergone an annual inspection 3 flt hours prior to the accident. The annual inspection included extensive maintenance on the landing gear system. One bolt was found to be missing from the right main landing gear assembly.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3980X
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 347670013
- Airframe hours
- 2,807
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-E, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- R. L. Collins
- Registered owner
- R.L. Collins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 8, 1987 · 4 hours before
- Destination
- LBB · Lubbock, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- AUS · Robert Mueller, runway 17, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,853 total · 175 in this make and model · 2,071 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AUS
FAA reports on this event · 1
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