Piper PA 28R-201 N36458
9 April 2017 · Pontiac, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 April 2017 at about 15:15 local time, a Piper PA 28R-201 registered N36458 was involved in an accident near Pontiac, Michigan, 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 15:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pontiac, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Oakland County Intl (PTK)
- Coordinates
- 42.6656, -83.4206
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 28R-201
- Registration
- N36458
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1978
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pontiac → Pontiac
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN17LA150
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Maintenance personnel’s improper securing of an unused instrument lamp socket during recent maintenance, which resulted in an electrical short of the landing gear controls and stopped the landing gear while it was transitioning to the down position and led to the landing gear collapse.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While conducting touch-and-go landings and as the private pilot landed the airplane for the third time, the right main landing gear and nose landing gear collapsed, and the right wing was partially separated from the airplane. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that maintenance personnel had improperly secured an unused instrument lamp socket during recent maintenance, which allowed an electrical short of the landing gear controls. The landing gear control circuit breaker tripped, which stopped the landing gear from fully extending while it was transitioning to the down position. It also rendered the landing gear indicators and warnings inoperative so the pilot was unaware the landing gear was not fully extended.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 2017 | Piper PA 28R-201T | Nipton, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 18 Feb 2017 | Piper PA 28R-200 | Centennial, Colorado, United States | Centennial Flyers | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 2017 | Piper PA 28R-200 | West Jordan, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 2017 | Piper PA 28R-200 | Riverton, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 2017 | Piper PA 28R | Wichita, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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