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A PA23-250's right landing gear collapsed at 30 KTS on landing following a normal approach and landing with safe gear indications.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 705122 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-23-250 Turbo Aztec |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 3217 flight time type : 94 |
| ASRS Report | 705122 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was flying a piper aztec PA23-250 VFR. I was instructed by tower to report a 2 mi right base for runway 5. Whilst on the base leg; I lowered the landing gear and completed the landing check; confirming 3 green. On final as part of the final check; I again confirmed 3 green. The landing was smooth and uneventful. During the final phase of the landing rollout; about 2/3 of the way down the runway; at about 30 KTS; I felt a pull to the right which initially seemed like a flat tire but which I quickly realized was a landing gear problem. The wing continued to drop and the propeller and wingtip collided with the asphalt dragging approximately 100 ft. The aircraft came to rest just to the right of the centerline with the longitudinal axis aligned with the runway. Damage to the aircraft consisted of a bent propeller and minor damage to the wingtip.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA23-250'S R LNDG GEAR COLLAPSED AT 30 KTS ON LNDG FOLLOWING A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG WITH SAFE GEAR INDICATIONS.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING A PIPER AZTEC PA23-250 VFR. I WAS INSTRUCTED BY TWR TO RPT A 2 MI R BASE FOR RWY 5. WHILST ON THE BASE LEG; I LOWERED THE LNDG GEAR AND COMPLETED THE LNDG CHK; CONFIRMING 3 GREEN. ON FINAL AS PART OF THE FINAL CHK; I AGAIN CONFIRMED 3 GREEN. THE LNDG WAS SMOOTH AND UNEVENTFUL. DURING THE FINAL PHASE OF THE LNDG ROLLOUT; ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RWY; AT ABOUT 30 KTS; I FELT A PULL TO THE R WHICH INITIALLY SEEMED LIKE A FLAT TIRE BUT WHICH I QUICKLY REALIZED WAS A LNDG GEAR PROB. THE WING CONTINUED TO DROP AND THE PROP AND WINGTIP COLLIDED WITH THE ASPHALT DRAGGING APPROX 100 FT. THE ACFT CAME TO REST JUST TO THE R OF THE CTRLINE WITH THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS ALIGNED WITH THE RWY. DAMAGE TO THE ACFT CONSISTED OF A BENT PROP AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WINGTIP.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.