ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296378
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| Date: | Sunday 1 December 2002 |
| Time: | 11:38 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Russell Edward Sloan |
| Registration: | N15723 |
| MSN: | 34-7350136 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7177 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-C1E6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jeffersonville, Indiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Louisville-Bowman Field, KY (LOU/KLOU) |
| Jeffersonville-Clark Regional Airport, IN (JVY/KJVY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The main landing gear collapsed during landing rollout. The pilot reported that when he selected 'gear down' the in-transit light illuminated and when the landing gear had extended the three landing gear position lights illuminated. The pilot reported the in-transit light did not remain illuminated after the landing gear had extended. The pilot stated there was "no gear warning indication or horn sounding." The pilot reported a normal landing was made and prior to the first taxiway both main landing gear collapsed. The pilot stated when the main landing gear collapsed the in-transit light illuminated and landing gear warning horn sounded. The pilot reported the three landing gear position lights remained illuminated after the aircraft came to rest. The airplane was elevated for an operational test of the landing gear. During normal gear extension the nose and right main landing gear extended as designed. The left main landing gear extended approximately 3/4 down before becoming mechanically bound. The nose and right main landing gear position lights illuminated. The left main landing gear position light did not illuminate. The left main landing gear could be forced into the down-and-locked position and the gear position light would illuminate. The linkage between the left oleo strut assembly and the gear was corroded and dirt was present on the landing gear position switches. The linkage was disconnected and the left main landing gear moved freely.
Probable Cause: The mechanical binding of the left main landing gear, which resulted in the left main landing gear not fully extending to the down-and-locked position. Factors to the accident were the oleo-strut linkage being corroded and the contamination of the gear position switches.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI03LA032
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 19:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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