ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370918
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| Date: | Thursday 16 June 1988 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Nims Associates, Inc. |
| Registration: | N8226P |
| MSN: | 24-3479 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3833 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-A1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mattoon, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
UPON RETURN FROM A LOCAL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FLIGHT, THE PILOT FAILED TO ENSURE THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, DOWN AND LOCKED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE GEAR WAS ONLY EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 10%; IT COLLAPSED FULLY WHEN IT CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON ITS BELLY. THE PAX STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE GEAR WAS STILL IN THE UP POSITION ON SHORT FINAL AND THE PILOT LOWERED THE GEAR HANDLE ONLY WHEN THE PAX QUERIED HIM. POST-ACCIDENT GEAR ACTUATION REVEALED THAT THE GEAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. HOWEVER, THE GEAR WARNING HORN WAS ERRATIC.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI88LA137
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 November 1988 | N8226P | Nims Associates, Inc. | 0 | Crestview, FL | |
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| 25-Mar-2024 16:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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