- Date
- September 24, 1988, 08:40 local (12:40 UTC)
- Place
- Bunnell, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N15513Piper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880924068959A
- Case key
- 32242
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While taxiing to takeoff after lndg, the left main lndg gear collapsed. The acft slid to stop. Examination of the acft revealed the lndg gear microswitch failed internally. The landing gear handle was down gut no determination could be made as to its position when the gear collapsed. The pilot stated that as part of his pre-takeoff checklist 'I took the gear emergency lever in the override position.' The pilot had 9 hours experience in make/model.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15513
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7335064
- Airframe hours
- 2,310
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Eagle Flight Center, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 30, 1988 · 80 hours before
- Airport
- X47 · Flagler County, runway 11, 5,000 × 200 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 173 total · 9 in this make and model · 83 as pilot in command · 74 in the last 90 days · 24 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB, 18 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.