ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286776
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 July 2009 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 |
| Owner/operator: | Walla Walla University |
| Registration: | N7504Y |
| MSN: | 30-566 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8781 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Walla Walla, Washington -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Walla Walla, WA |
| Walla Walla, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he stayed in the airport traffic pattern, and completed one takeoff and landing. Prior to the second landing, the landing gear was down, all indications appeared normal, and he did not hear an audible alert when he reduced power for landing. As the airplane touched down, the landing gear collapsed, which resulted in substantial damage to the wing. The pilot stated that he noticed smoke coming from the circuit breaker panel on the floor as he exited the airplane. The operator reported that they had previously been having trouble with the landing gear circuit breaker popping during gear extension and retraction. Six flight hours prior to the accident, they had replaced numerous landing gear system components including the landing gear motor circuit breaker. Ground and flight tests had been successfully completed without a recurrence, which led them to believe that the situation had been resolved. Post accident examination of the airplane revealed that the landing gear motor circuit breaker had tripped, which prevented the landing gear from fully locking in the down position. The landing gear warning circuit is powered by the landing gear motor circuit, and would not activate with the circuit breaker tripped.
Probable Cause: A tripped landing gear motor circuit breaker, which prevented the gear from fully locking in the down position, and subsequent collapse during landing. Contributing to the accident was the disabled landing gear warning horn.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR09LA372
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Oct-2022 15:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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