ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292860
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| Date: | Sunday 6 November 2005 |
| Time: | 17:13 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Palmetto Sales And Leasing |
| Registration: | N4652J |
| MSN: | 28R-30546 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5588 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-B1E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Opa-Locka, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Miami-Opa locka Executive Airport, FL (OPF/KOPF) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During climbout after takeoff while flying at an airspeed greater than 80 mph, the certified flight instructor (CFI) and pilot rated student reported that the landing gear would not retract. The CFI checked the cockpit trying to troubleshoot the problem and after looking outside, realized the airplane was very low. The airplane impacted grass on the north side of the runway causing the left main landing gear to separate and the nose and right main landing gears to collapse. The airplane came to rest upright and a small postcrash fire damaged the rear portion of the engine. Examination of the airplane following recovery revealed the landing gear selector handle was in the up position, and only the landing light circuit breaker was tripped/popped. Testing of the diaphragm of the landing gear auto extend system revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction. When electrical power was applied to the airplane and the landing gear selector handle was placed in the down position, components of the landing gears moved towards the down position. The airplane "Owner's Handbook" indicates the pressure sensing device in the landing gear system prevents "...the gear from retracting at airspeeds below approximately 85 mph with full power, though the selector switch may be in the up position. This speed increases with reduced power and/or increased altitude." The handbook also indicates, "Manual override of the device is provided by an emergency gear lever located between the front seats to the left of the flap handle. The emergency gear lever, when held in the raised position, can be used to override the system, and gear position is controlled by the selector switch regardless of airspeed/power combinations."
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot-in-command/CFI to maintain control of the airplane and his inattentiveness to the altitude while troubleshooting the landing gear system resulting in the in-flight collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA06LA015
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 09:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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