ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345985
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| Date: | Thursday 1 August 1996 |
| Time: | 05:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-260 Comanche C |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N9483P |
| MSN: | 24-4996 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Nadi Airport (NAN) -
 Fiji
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Nadi Airport (NAN) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Piper PA-24-260C, N9483P, experienced a collapsed gear during takeoff from the Nadi Airport, Fiji Islands. The aircraft received substantial damage and the pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed for the ferry flight from Nadi to Australia.
The pilot reported that the gear warning horn sounded momentarily before the gear collapsed at a speed of about 60 knots, some 10 to 15 knots below rotation speed. Tests conducted by the Fiji government indicated the undercarriage system performed normally, and the safety switch that prevents inadvertent undercarriage retraction functioned normally.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji reported that the pilot-in-command inadvertently selected the undercarriage up at too low an airspeed and the aircraft sank bank onto the runway.
The aircraft was repaired and re-registered VH-PGS.
Sources:
NTSB LAX96WA348
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2023 03:16 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 28-Sep-2023 03:21 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 28-Sep-2023 09:54 | harro | Updated |
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