Piper PA-28R-201T N5984V

Summary

On 2 November 2001 at about 23:56 local time, a Piper PA-28R-201T registered N5984V was involved in an accident near Peoria, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 November 2001 at 23:56

Classification

Accident

Location

Peoria, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Mount Hawley Auxiliary (3MY)

Coordinates

40.7406, -89.6904

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-201T

Registration

N5984V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Naperville → Peoria

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

CHI02LA018

Nobody was injured.

The gear collapse for undetermined reasons during the landing roll. A factor was the pilot not using a proper touchdown point by landing long.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain and an object following a gear collapse during landing roll. The pilot was uninjured. A mechanic stated, "When lifted the Right wing the gear fell down and locked. I jacked the left wing to engage the lock, the left gear was down but, was not locked. The nose gear would not fall down due to the gear doors were bent, so I used the hydraulic pump to push it down and it locked." FAA inspectors found that the airplane landed long and touched down on the left side of the centerline. An inspector stated, "Photographs indicate that the aircraft immediately began a hard right turn. Shortly before exiting the runway, skid marks show that the right main landing gear started to fold up. The aircraft came to rest on the east side of the runway with the nose and right main gear retracted. One runway light was broken off after it was struck with the left wing. The pilot reported, "As I turned from base to final, I again ordered a pre-landing checklist noting that the gear was showing 3 green lights on the panel. The initial phase of the landing and touch down seemed normal but after a short period (I cannot define how need) as the aircraft proceeded down the centerline, I noticed the right side of the aircraft descending as though the right gear was collapsing and the right wing descending toward the pavement."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.