ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373295
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| Date: | Sunday 5 April 1987 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3085R |
| MSN: | 28R-35644 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3891 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360-CIC |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Calexico, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | MEXICALI (KMXL) |
| Calexico, CA (KCXL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AT THE END OF A PLEASURE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PLT REPORTED THAT UPON LANDING, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, THE PLT CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT. THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AGAIN AND THE PLT CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT. THE ACFT THEN BEGAN TO TURN IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION WHEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. INSPECTION OF THE LANDING SIGHT AND ACFT SHOWED TRACEABLE SIGNATURES WERE LEFT BY BOTH MAIN TIRES ON THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS COLLAPSED INWARD. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM ITS TRUNNION FITTING, AND WAS PULLED OUT TOWARD THE RIGHT WING TIP. LATERAL STRESSES WERE SUCH ON THE NOSE GEAR THAT IT WAS BENT SIDEWAYS TO THE RIGHT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX87LA170
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2024 11:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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