ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352637
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| Date: | Sunday 12 September 1999 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: | Piper PA-28-201RT |
| Owner/operator: | F M Flying Service |
| Registration: | N8313R |
| MSN: | 28-8118041 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1844 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Toms River, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stevensville, MD (3W3 |
| (KMJX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While taking off from the originating airport, the pilot felt a slight impact on the right main landing gear about halfway down the runway. The takeoff was continued, and the airplane lifted off normally. The pilot attempted to retract the gear, and it would not retract. The flight was continued uneventfully to the destination airport and a landing was made on the damaged right main landing gear, which immediately collapsed. According to the airport manager at the originating airport the airplane 'seemed to use all of the available runway.' A second witness stated that the airplane used the whole runway and hit a 2-foot high berm at the end. 'It was the berm that put him into the air.' A passenger in the airplane stated the airplane lifted off about 2/3 of the way down the runway and heard a 'kabang' at the same time as the liftoff. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the right main landing gear forward retainer assembly and retaining bolt were sheared. When viewed from the face of the shear point, the forward retainer had a significant impact driving the landing gear rearward.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to obtain proper clearance over an obstacle.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC99LA225
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Mar-2024 12:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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