ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296455
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 November 2002 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28RT-201T Arrow IV |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2904C |
| MSN: | 28R-7931250 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5605 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360-FBI |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grand Junction, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Durango-La Plata Airport, CO (DRO/KDRO) |
| Grand Junction-Walker Field, CO (GJT/KGJT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On the return flight, approximately 35 miles from the destination airport, the airplane's alternator failed and all electrical power was lost. Attempts to restore electrical power were unsuccessful. The pilot used his cell phone to call the airport's tower and was given clearance to land. He followed the airplane's emergency checklist to manually extend the landing gear and landed the airplane. During the landing roll, the airplane's left main landing gear collapsed, the airplane veered off the runway and struck a taxiway sign. The airplane sustained substantial damage to its left wing.
Probable Cause: the collapse of the left main landing gear during landing roll resulting in loss of control/ground loop/swerve and subsequent impact with a sign. Contributing factors include, the airplane's total loss of electrical power due to an alternator failure and the inoperative landing gear indicating system.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN03LA014
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 February 1988 | N2904C | Private | 0 | Aurora, CO | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 06:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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