Piper PA-24-260 N8547P

Summary

On 28 June 2003 at about 19:47 local time, a Piper PA-24-260 registered N8547P was involved in an accident near Ogden, Utah, United States. 2 people were 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

28 June 2003 at 19:47

Classification

Accident

Location

Ogden, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Odgen-Hinkley Airport (OGD)

Coordinates

41.1911, -112.0069

Aircraft

Piper PA-24-260

Registration

N8547P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ogden → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN03LA127

Nobody was injured.

the failure of the landing gear retraction/extension assembly due to the improper rigging of the landing gear.

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

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The pilot said he had just taken off. During the climb, he noticed that the landing gear indicator did not indicate up and locked. The pilot reported that he cycled the gear, but still did not have the up and locked indication. The airplane landed and rolled approximately 300 feet when the gear collapsed, causing substantial damage to a bulkhead, the engine mounts, firewall, and propeller. The pilot said the landing gear might have been rigged improperly. An examination of the landing gear system showed the system was rigged improperly resulting in the inability of the locking mechanism to hold the gear in the up and locked or down and locked positions. The landing gear motor brakes showed excessive wear. No other anomalies were found. A review of the airplane's logbook showed that the landing gear had undergone extensive maintenance approximately 30 hours prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.