# NTSB SEA03LA174: Piper PA-28-200R, N4816T, Nampa, ID, August 20, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 20, 2003, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Nampa, ID - Coordinates: 43.580276, -116.520835 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5803&lon=-116.5208&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 2, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 57742 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA03LA174 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57742/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA174 ## Probable cause Landing gear collapse for undetermined reasons during the landing roll. On ground collision with a runway light was a factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Gear collapsed, landing - roll - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - runway light (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he verified that he had a three green indication for the landing gear prior to touch down. During the landing roll, and having decelerated to about 10 miles per hour, the right main landing gear began to collapse. As the aircraft departed the right side of the runway, it impacted a runway light. The nose gear collapsed and the propeller struck the ground. During a post-accident inspection of the landing gear system, no evidence of a mechanical failure or malfunction was found. ## Factual narrative On August 20, 2003, approximately 1230 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-28-200R, N4816T, registered to and being flown by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a gear collapse on landing roll at Nampa, Idaho. The pilot was uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions existed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was personal, was operated under 14CFR91, and originated from Kemmerer, Wyoming, approximately 0950 on the morning of the accident. The pilot reported that prior to executing an approach and landing to runway 29, he verified that he had a three green indication for the landing gear being down and locked. While rolling out on the 5,000 foot long asphalt runway and having decelerated to about 10 miles per hour, the right main landing gear began to collapse. As the aircraft departed the right side of the runway it impacted a runway light. The nose gear collapsed and the propeller struck the ground. An airframe and powerplant mechanic removed the aircraft from the accident site to the facility of Skyline Aircraft Maintenance, Nampa, Idaho. The mechanic reported that a retraction test was accomplished to the aircraft's gear system. The aircraft's landing gear was cycled using an electric power pack and Piper's automatic free-fall system. During the retraction tests, the aircraft's landing gear down-locks and micro switches were found set within manufacturer's limits. The mechanic further stated that in his opinion, "all areas of the landing gear system were in an airworthy condition and functioning properly." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4816T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4816T), registered now, S/N 28R-7235114, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-200R - Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28R-7235114 - Airframe hours: 5330 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-C7C 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Welter, Steven A. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 2003, 45 hours before - Departed: EMM, Kemmerer, WY - Destination: S67, Nampa, ID - Airport: S67, Nampa Municipal Airport, runway 29, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review July 3, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 253 total, 179 in this make and model, 253 as pilot in command, 26 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: EUL, 6 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20030820020319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030820020319A), Aug 20, 2003: Piper PA28R200, Nampa, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) During the landing roll out on runway 29 at the Nampa Idaho airport the right main landing gear collapsed. After the landing gear collapsed the aircraft… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.