Accident Piper PA-28R-201T N6166H, Tuesday 6 August 1985

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Date:	Tuesday 6 August 1985
Time:	06:40 LT
Type:	Piper PA-28R-201T
Owner/operator:	Tri State Aviation, Inc.
Registration:	N6166H
MSN:	28R-7803093
Year of manufacture:	1977
Total airframe hrs:	1740 hours
Engine model:	Continental TSIO-360
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Hesperia, CA - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Bakersfield, CA (KBFL)
Destination airport:	Hesperia, CA (L26)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
UPON COMPLETING A X-C FLT, THE PLT PLACED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR IN THE DOWN POSITION, & THEREAFTER OBSERVED 'THREE IN THE GREEN.' THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY, & AS WEIGHT PLACED ONTO THE GEAR THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR RETRACTED. THE ACFT VEERED OFF TH RWY & SLID TO A STOP. THE LANDING GEAR & GEAR RETARACT SYSTEM WERE SUBSEQUENTLY EXAMINED. THEY WERE FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY, & APPEARED TO BE UNDAMAGED. THE REASON FOR THE RIGHT GEAR'S RETRACTION WAS NOT DETERMINED.

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