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PA32 pilot experiences landing gear collapse after landing on a clear calm day; with all gear indicating down.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1075023 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201303 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga/6X |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Gear Down Lock |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Sport / Recreational |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 2200 Flight Crew Type 180 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Returning to home base on a clear smooth day we made a normal approach accomplishing the pre-landing checklist...gump...three green lights. We cleared the fence; no horns; warning light; and still 3 green lights. Made a perfect landing in the touchdown zone. An eyewitness account by flight instructor who was in an aircraft with a student at the departure end of the runway reported the landing gear down over the fence; perfect landing centerline of the touchdown zone; then a puff of smoke and the front gear collapsed then the right main. No injuries; no fire; no panic. Cause of landing gear failure being investigated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA32 pilot experiences landing gear collapse after landing on a clear calm day; with all gear indicating down.
Narrative: Returning to home base on a clear smooth day we made a normal approach accomplishing the pre-landing checklist...GUMP...three green lights. We cleared the fence; no horns; warning light; and still 3 green lights. Made a perfect landing in the touchdown zone. An eyewitness account by flight instructor who was in an aircraft with a student at the departure end of the runway reported the landing gear down over the fence; perfect landing centerline of the touchdown zone; then a puff of smoke and the front gear collapsed then the right main. No injuries; no fire; no panic. Cause of landing gear failure being investigated.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.