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A piper PA34-200 on landing had the right main landing gear collapse. Pilot alleges incompetent technician who accomplished annual check at fault.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 529069 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-34-200 Seneca I |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 34 flight time total : 410 flight time type : 187 |
| ASRS Report | 529069 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical excursion : runway ground encounters other maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After touchdown, as pilot applied brakes, right landing gear shuddered and collapsed causing the airplane to tip to the right, skid and turn 180 degrees off the runway. Right propeller struck, right wing dragged on pavement. An extensive 3 1/2 month annual had recently been completed on the aircraft. After the annual, the pilots repeatedly complained to the mechanic regarding a shaking on the right side of the aircraft. Mechanic indicated his belief that the shaking was caused by a new disc brake on the right side and assured the pilots that the aircraft was safe. Mechanic declined an opportunity to ride in the aircraft to feel the shake. Initially told pilots to 'burn the new brake in' and detailed the procedure for doing so. When pilots indicated that the problem persisted, pilots brought the aircraft to the shop to assess the problem and mechanic attempted to bleed the brakes. 3 days before the incident, the aircraft was back at the mechanic's shop for a problem with the landing gear lights. Mechanic indicated problem was with nose gear and allegedly simulated approximately 15 lndgs (raising and lowering the gear). Believe incident was caused by action or inaction of mechanic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PIPER PA34-200 ON LNDG HAD THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR COLLAPSE. PLT ALLEGES INCOMPETENT TECHNICIAN WHO ACCOMPLISHED ANNUAL CHK AT FAULT.
Narrative: AFTER TOUCHDOWN, AS PLT APPLIED BRAKES, R LNDG GEAR SHUDDERED AND COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO TIP TO THE R, SKID AND TURN 180 DEGS OFF THE RWY. R PROP STRUCK, R WING DRAGGED ON PAVEMENT. AN EXTENSIVE 3 1/2 MONTH ANNUAL HAD RECENTLY BEEN COMPLETED ON THE ACFT. AFTER THE ANNUAL, THE PLTS REPEATEDLY COMPLAINED TO THE MECH REGARDING A SHAKING ON THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT. MECH INDICATED HIS BELIEF THAT THE SHAKING WAS CAUSED BY A NEW DISC BRAKE ON THE R SIDE AND ASSURED THE PLTS THAT THE ACFT WAS SAFE. MECH DECLINED AN OPPORTUNITY TO RIDE IN THE ACFT TO FEEL THE SHAKE. INITIALLY TOLD PLTS TO 'BURN THE NEW BRAKE IN' AND DETAILED THE PROC FOR DOING SO. WHEN PLTS INDICATED THAT THE PROB PERSISTED, PLTS BROUGHT THE ACFT TO THE SHOP TO ASSESS THE PROB AND MECH ATTEMPTED TO BLEED THE BRAKES. 3 DAYS BEFORE THE INCIDENT, THE ACFT WAS BACK AT THE MECH'S SHOP FOR A PROB WITH THE LNDG GEAR LIGHTS. MECH INDICATED PROB WAS WITH NOSE GEAR AND ALLEGEDLY SIMULATED APPROX 15 LNDGS (RAISING AND LOWERING THE GEAR). BELIEVE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY ACTION OR INACTION OF MECH.
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.