- Date
- June 3, 1983, 17:11 local (22:11 UTC)
- Place
- Chesterfield, MO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N69CZPiper PA-34-200T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830603022829A
- Case key
- 33417
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Landing gear,tire - no pressureCause
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not possibleCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledCause
Main gear collapsed
Landing gear,main gear attachment - overloadFactor
Terrain condition - softFactor
Analysis
The acft swerved off the runway into soft terrain and collapsed the main gear during landing. The pilot stated that a normal landing was made after which the left tire blew out and the acft swerved off the runway. Examination of the tire after the accident showed the tire was flat but there was no evidence of a blowout.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69CZ
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 347670305
- Airframe hours
- 680
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360E, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bernard H. Trachtman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · October 28, 1982 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- ICT · Wichita, KS
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SUS · Spirit Of St. Louis, runway 25, 6,008 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- 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
- 2,411 total · 405 in this make and model · 2,325 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SUS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.