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| Date: | Sunday 22 August 2004 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N8475Y |
| MSN: | 304637 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5058 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Auburn, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pinedale-Ralph Wenz Field, WY (PWY/KPNA) |
| Auburn Municipal Airport, CA (AUN/KAUN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane experienced a landing gear collapse while on the landing roll. After a normal touchdown, the airplane rolled down about 1/3 the runway length and the left main landing gear collapsed, followed by the right main landing gear; the nose gear collapsed when the airplane came to rest. An airplane mechanic stated that during a post accident inspection of the airplane he found no defects or faults that could have resulted in a landing gear failure. He further noted that the squat switch was intact and operated normally. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the airplane and stated that the main landing gear doors were crushed outward; an indication that the landing gear were extended when the collapse occurred.
Probable Cause: a collapse of the landing gear for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX04LA325
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2022 06:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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