ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369185
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| Date: | Saturday 18 February 1989 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4303X |
| MSN: | 32R-7680008 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3331 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-K1A5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Lauderdale, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Tampa, FL (KTPA) |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. HE PERFORMED AN ABORTED LANDING. THE TOWER REPORTED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A LOOSE LANDING GEAR WIRING BLOCK. WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD POP, SHUTTING OFF THE HYDRAULIC PUMP, THE GEAR POSITION LIGHTS, AND THE WARNING HORN. WHEN WEIGHT WAS PUT ON THE GEAR THE ABSENCE OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE PERMITTED THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER A NON-RECORDED LORAN INSTALLATION WAS PERFORMED.
Probable Cause: FAULTY INSTALLATION OF AVIONICS EQUIPMENT WHICH CAUSED WIRING IN THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM TO BE IMPROPERLY REINSTALLED.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA89LA089
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 June 1996 | N4303X | E.madson, L.colvin, C.voorhis | 2 | Goleta, CA | |
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| 24-Mar-2024 11:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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