Serious incident Piper PA-60 N9784Q, Wednesday 16 September 1987

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Date:	Wednesday 16 September 1987
Time:	03:32 LT
Type:	Piper PA-60
Owner/operator:	Top Flight Service,inc.
Registration:	N9784Q
MSN:	60416143
Total airframe hrs:	5670 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-540-KIFS
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Category:	Serious incident
Location:	W.palm Beach, FL - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	Miami, FL (KMIA)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PLT STATED THAT ON LANDING AFTER ROLLING ABOUT 1000 FT. THE SCISSORS ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT DISCONNECTED CAUSING THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO ROTATE & SKID. HE THEN APPLIED HEAVY LEFT BRAKE TO KEEP THE ACFT STRAIGHT ON THE RUNWAY, BUT THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LINK FAILED CAUSING THE WHEEL TO ROTATE 90 DEGREES, SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSING THE MAIN GEAR.

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