Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA-28RT-201 near Chesterfield, MO — 2023-09-23

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Date
2023-09-23
Location
Chesterfield, MO, USA
Airport
SUS
Aircraft
PIPER PA-28RT-201
Registration
N2242N
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Landing

Probable cause

The partial retraction of the right main and nose landing gear during landing rollout for undetermined reasons.

NTSB narrative

The pilot conducted an uneventful local flight without issue just before the accident flight. During the accident flight, while conducting a visual traffic pattern approach to the runway, the pilot verified three green landing gear extended annunciator lights and proceeded to land the airplane. After a normal touchdown, he felt that the right wing was low and began to correct the attitude when the right wing continued to drop and scrape the runway. The airplane pulled to the right, exited the runway, spun slowly to the right, and came to rest upright. The airplane’s right main and nose landing gear were found partially retracted and the outboard right wing sustained substantial damage. Postaccident examination and testing of the airframe and landing gear system revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The reason for the partial retraction of the right main and nose landing gear could not be determined.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Mechanical failure
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have aborted landing when right wing dropped unexpectedly.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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  • 11 docket documents
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Docket documents11

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