ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289582
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| Date: | Friday 21 January 2011 |
| Time: | 13:57 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-201T |
| Owner/operator: | Employ/ease Inc. |
| Registration: | N47589 |
| MSN: | 28R-7703404 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2301 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360-FB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Ana, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mesquite, NV (67L) |
| Santa Ana-John Wayne International Airport, CA (SNA/KSNA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, when he put the landing gear down, he did not receive an indication in the cockpit that the nosewheel was engaged. He recycled the landing gear but still did not receive an indication that the gear was engaged. He then flew by the air traffic control tower and the controller reported that the landing gear appeared to be down; however, on the landing roll, the left main landing gear collapsed. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that components of the main landing gear retraction system lacked recent lubrication. The grease fittings on the components had been painted over, and there was no evidence of grease on the movable parts. The landing gear's ball joints and movable surfaces all appeared to be dry. The lack of lubrication prevented the left main landing gear from locking in the down position, resulting in its collapse during the landing roll.
Probable Cause: The failure of the left main landing gear due to the lack of lubrication.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR11LA108
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Oct-2022 15:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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