- Date
- August 6, 1985, 06:40 local (13:40 UTC)
- Place
- Hesperia, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6166HPiper PA-28R-201T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850806036879A
- Case key
- 24792
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Upon completing a x-c flt, the plt placed the landing gear selector in the down position, & thereafter observed 'three in the green.' The plt reported that the acft touched down normally, & as weight placed onto the gear the right main gear retracted. The acft veered off th rwy & slid to a stop. The landing gear & gear retaract system were subsequently examined. They were found to operate normally, & appeared to be undamaged. The reason for the right gear's retraction was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6166H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-201T (PA-28R-201)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7803093
- Airframe hours
- 1,740
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Tri State Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Barry Snow
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 2, 1985 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- BFL · Bakersfield, CA
- Destination
- L26 · Hesperia, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- L26 · Hesperia Air Lodge, runway 21, 3,910 × 50 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
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 266 total · 35 in this make and model · 242 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.