- Date
- July 21, 1988, 08:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place
- Tampa, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N47506Piper PA-34-200T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880721031809A
- Case key
- 32067
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after depg, the plt elected to rtrn to the arpt for paperwork he had forgotten. He rprtd the apch & touchdown were normal, but drg the lndg roll, the left main gear collapsed. Subsequently, the acft veered off the rwy & hit a rwy lgt before stopping. An exam of the left gear revealed the left main lndg gear trunnion had failed nr the fillet web due to fatigue. The trunnion had been in svc for 1255 hrs of opn. Piper svc bulletin #787A, dated 8/15/85, recommended that after 1000 hrs of svc, the trunnions be inspected at intervals not to exceed 100 hrs of opn until replaced. Inspections were to be made with a 10 power magnifying glass after paint & dirt were removed. The trunnion had been inspected at 55 flt hrs before the acdnt, but rprtdly, the operator failed to properly remove the paint & dirt before the inspection.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47506
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34-7870001
- Airframe hours
- 1,255
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-E, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Trans Air Direct
- Registered owner
- Trans Air Direct, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 10, 1988 · 55 hours before
- Airport
- X16 · Vandenberg, runway 36, 3,260 × 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
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 926 total · 336 in this make and model · 848 as pilot in command · 88 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TPA, 10 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 N47506 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.