A PA23 apache lands at blh, ca, and the landing gear collapses upon touchdown.

Attributes
ACN	383064
Time
Date	199710
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : blh
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : yul
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-23 Apache (& Geronimo Apache)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	383064
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On landing at blh gear collapsed causing propeller strike, damage only to propellers. No major or structural damage to airframe. Not a reportable accident per NTSB rules. No injury. Borrowed aircraft, poorly maintained. Pilot should have taken more time than was taken to determine aircraft quality.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA23 APACHE LANDS AT BLH, CA, AND THE LNDG GEAR COLLAPSES UPON TOUCHDOWN.

Narrative: ON LNDG AT BLH GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING PROP STRIKE, DAMAGE ONLY TO PROPS. NO MAJOR OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME. NOT A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT PER NTSB RULES. NO INJURY. BORROWED ACFT, POORLY MAINTAINED. PLT SHOULD HAVE TAKEN MORE TIME THAN WAS TAKEN TO DETERMINE ACFT QUALITY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.