ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369999
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 August 1988 |
| Time: | 14:21 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-44-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Flight Safety, Inc. |
| Registration: | N2193V |
| MSN: | 7995266 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3874 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-E1A6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Vero Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE CFI & HIS PVT PLT-RATED MULTI ENG STUDENT WERE CONDUCTING TOUCH & GO LDGS IN PREPARATION FOR THE MULTI-ENG RATING. THE CFI STATED THAT ONE OF THE LDGS WAS HARDER THAN USUAL, BUT NOT OVERLY HARD. ON THE NEXT APRCH, THEY NOTICED THE RT GEAR INDICATOR WAS NOT SHOWING DOWN & LOCKED. THE TOWER ADVISED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RT GEAR. ALL ATTEMPTS TO GET GEAR DOWN & LOCKED FAILED SO A DECISION WAS MADE BY THE CFI TO LAND WITH ALL GEAR UP. INSP BY FAA REVEALED THE RT GEAR STRUT HOUSING HAD FAILED DUE TO SHEAR AND TORSION AS A RESULT OF A SIDE LOAD & HARD LDG.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA88IA255
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 20:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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