Piper PA-22/20 N1264C

Summary

On 4 July 2008 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA-22/20 registered N1264C was involved in an accident near Peyton, Colorado, 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

4 July 2008 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Peyton, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Meadow Lake (00V)

Coordinates

38.9456, -104.5697

Aircraft

Piper PA-22/20

Registration

N1264C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Peyton → Peyton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW08CA181

Nobody was injured.

Landing gear collapse during the landing roll for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing roll, the tailwheel-equipped airplane's left main gear began to shake violently and a pronounced wobble was observed with the left wheel. The airplane then began to swerve to the right. The pilot attempted to arrest the swerve to no avail. The left main landing gear subsequently collapsed, and the left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot further reported that the winds were calm at the time of the accident. Post accident inspection of the landing gear did not determine if there was a mechanical failure or malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.