Piper PA-30 B N222BP

Summary

On 23 August 2012 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper PA-30 B registered N222BP was involved in an accident near Scappoose, Oregon, 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

23 August 2012 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Scappoose, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Scappoose Industrial Airpark (SPB)

Coordinates

45.7692, -122.8569

Aircraft

Piper PA-30 B

Registration

N222BP

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Vancouver → Scappoose

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12LA366

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the landing gear to fully extend as a result of a failure of the landing gear transmission assembly for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the landing gear would not fully extend before landing. He attempted to extend the gear manually but was unsuccessful. The pilot decided to make a gear-up landing on the grass median next to the runway. During the landing, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that there was a failure of the landing gear transmission assembly, which prevented the full extension of the nose landing gear. After the accident, the transmission was replaced, and the failed transmission was not retained for further testing, which precluded a determination of the reason for the failure of the landing gear to fully extend.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.