Piper PA-28RT-201 N8308Y

Summary

On 5 July 2012 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-28RT-201 registered N8308Y, operated by Jlinn Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Mesquite, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 July 2012 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Mesquite, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Mesquite Metro Airport (KHQZ)

Coordinates

32.7414, -96.5247

Aircraft

Piper PA-28RT-201

Registration

N8308Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jlinn Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mesquite → Mesquite

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12FA425

2 people had minor injuries.

The failure of the right landing gear to fully extend, due to a combination of corrosion, inadequate lubrication, and a misadjusted gear-down limit switch. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to perform the emergency landing gear extension checklist in the pilot operating handbook.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After extending the landing gear for his 5th practice landing, the pilot noted that the right main landing gear light only intermittently illuminated. After two pilots in other airplanes indicated that the accident airplane’s main landing gear appeared to be extended, the accident pilot decided to land without accomplishing emergency procedure checklist items. During the landing roll, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane departed the right side of the runway. Postaccident examination revealed that the right main landing gear had not fully extended due to a combination of corrosion, inadequate lubrication, and a misadjusted gear-down limit switch. The misadjusted limit switch deactivated hydraulic pressure to the landing gear system before the gear could reach a down and locked condition, and the corrosion and lack of lubrication prevented full extension of the landing gear without the aid of hydraulic pressure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.