ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 268122
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| Date: | Sunday 26 September 2021 |
| Time: | 14:25 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Aztec Worldwide Airlines Inc |
| Registration: | N3VM |
| MSN: | 31-7305069 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 17864 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE/KFXE), Fort Lauderdale, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Treasure Cay Airport (TCB/MYAT) |
| Fort Lauderdale-Executive Airport, FL (FXE/KFXE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that after a normal approach and landing, during the landing roll after about 5 to 6 seconds, the left main landing gear collapsed. He immediately pulled the mixtures to idle-cut-off, the left wing contacted the runway, and the airplane skidded into the grass to the left of the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that he observed three gear down green indications prior to landing.
Postaccident examination of the landing gear system and functional tests found that the nose and main landing gear system functioned normally, and in addition, the three green indicator lights functioned normally. The investigation was unable to duplicate any fault or discover any anomaly with the landing gear system.
Probable Cause: The collapse of the left main landing gear for reasons that could not be determined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA22LA048
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3VM
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2021 05:19 | Geno | Added |
| 27-Sep-2021 05:25 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2021 05:35 | Geno | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 27-Sep-2021 08:07 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2021 01:26 | Captain Adam | Updated [Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2021 08:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2021 01:57 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2022 14:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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