ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295624
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| Date: | Saturday 28 June 2003 |
| Time: | 12:47 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Alan Thompson |
| Registration: | N8547P |
| MSN: | 24-4004 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4172 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-D4A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ogden, Utah -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ogden Municipal Airport, UT (OGD/KOGD) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said he had just taken off. During the climb, he noticed that the landing gear indicator did not indicate up and locked. The pilot reported that he cycled the gear, but still did not have the up and locked indication. The airplane landed and rolled approximately 300 feet when the gear collapsed, causing substantial damage to a bulkhead, the engine mounts, firewall, and propeller. The pilot said the landing gear might have been rigged improperly. An examination of the landing gear system showed the system was rigged improperly resulting in the inability of the locking mechanism to hold the gear in the up and locked or down and locked positions. The landing gear motor brakes showed excessive wear. No other anomalies were found. A review of the airplane's logbook showed that the landing gear had undergone extensive maintenance approximately 30 hours prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: the failure of the landing gear retraction/extension assembly due to the improper rigging of the landing gear.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN03LA127
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 10:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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