ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72329
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| Date: | Thursday 4 February 2010 |
| Time: | 10:43 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II |
| Owner/operator: | Missouri Forge Inc |
| Registration: | N723JP |
| MSN: | 31T-7920009 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6242 hours |
| Engine model: | U/A CANADA PT6A SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Columbia Regional Airport (COU/KCOU), MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Doniphan Airport, MO (X33) |
| Columbia Regional Airport, MO (COU/KCOU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the accident occurred during landing at the destination airport under visual weather conditions and light winds. He stated that upon landing, the left main landing gear collapsed and the left wing contacted the runway. The airplane subsequently departed the runway pavement and came to rest about mid-field in the grass adjacent to the runway. It had rotated about 180 degrees and was oriented on an approximately reciprocal heading. The right main landing gear also collapsed during the accident sequence. The pilot stated that verifying the landing gear indications was normally part of his before-landing procedure; however, he could not specifically recall observing three green indications prior to the accident. A postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the lower fuselage in the vicinity of the cabin entry door. In addition, the inboard landing gear doors exhibited crushing damage consistent with the landing gear being in transit at the time of contact with the runway. The inboard landing gear doors open when the gear is in transit and close after the gear extension sequence is complete. Recorded winds at the time of the accident were 8 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to verify that the landing gear was fully extended prior to landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=723JP
4. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N723JP
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2010 16:50 | RobertMB | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Aug-2017 13:28 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 17-Sep-2017 21:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2017 21:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2017 21:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 26-Nov-2017 15:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2021 20:56 | Captain Adam | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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