- Date
- August 10, 1987, 09:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- Midland, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7150PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870810043939A
- Case key
- 22415
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The right main landing gear collapsed during the landing roll resulting in the loss of directional control. The acft sustained substantial damage to the right wing assembly and the right main landing gear assembly. The acft was being moved to Midland airpark airport for maintenance purposes at the time of the accd. The cause of the main landing gear failure was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7150P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- PA24/2315
- Airframe hours
- 3,013
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kenneth Neill
- Registered owner
- Kenneth Heill
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 29, 1986
- Departed
- MAF · Midland, TX
- Airport
- MDD · Midland Air Park, runway 16, 3,975 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 640 total · 500 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MAF, 7 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.
Other investigations on N7150P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.