Bellanca 17 31 N28119

Summary

On 21 March 2014 at about 02:45 local time, a Bellanca 17 31 registered N28119, operated by Gregory G Page DDS PC, was involved in an accident near Salt Lake City, Utah, 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

21 March 2014 at 02:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Salt Lake City Intl Airport (SLC)

Coordinates

40.7769, -111.9622

Aircraft

Bellanca 17 31

Registration

N28119

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Gregory G Page DDS PC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Roosevelt → Salt Lake City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

WPR14LA142

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the right main landing gear extension spring to maintain adequate pressure, which allowed the landing gear to collapse during the landing roll. 

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the approach, he conducted his usual prelanding checklist, which included verifying the landing gear position and indicator lights four separate times. He conducted an uneventful touchdown; however, during the landing roll, the right main landing gear collapsed. Postaccident examination of the landing gear revealed that the right main landing gear extension spring appeared to be compressed, and, when tested, it only produced 19 to 20 pounds of pressure. It is likely that this reduced pressure was not sufficient to maintain the extension of the right main landing gear. The nose and left main landing gear extension springs were also tested, and they produced about 40 pounds of pressure. The pilot reported that three new springs, all of which produced 44 pounds of pressure, were subsequently installed on the airplane, and no further landing gear system anomalies were reported after flight testing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.