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Piper PA-28R-200 N2981R

9 January 2003 · Roanoke, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 9 January 2003 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N2981R, operated by Marcair Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Roanoke, Texas, 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.

The record

Date
at 16:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Roanoke, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Northwest Regional Airport (52F)
Coordinates
33.0497, -97.2322
Aircraft
Piper PA-28R-200
Registration
N2981R
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Marcair Aviation, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Roanoke → Roanoke
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW03LA207

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The failure of the main landing gear assembly and attach points for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On a post-flight inspection, the left main landing gear was found forced through the upper left wing surface, and the right main landing gear distorted the upper right wing surface. The reason for the failure of the main landing gear assembly and attach points was not determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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