Probable cause
The collapse of the landing gear for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
NTSB analysis
The private pilot was landing the airplane after conducting a cross-country flight. The pilot reported that, after the main landing gear touched down, he heard a "throbbing" sound and thought that the right main landing gear tire had gone flat. The pilot applied left aileron in an attempt to lift the load off the right main tire. The airplane subsequently drifted left, the landing gear collapsed, and the airplane then came to rest upright adjacent to the runway.
The pilot reported no anomalies with the landing gear system before landing. The airplane was examined about 1 month after the accident occurred. During the examination, the airplane was resting on a flatbed trailer, and the landing gear system and tires were not accessible; therefore, the reason for the landing gear collapse could not be determined.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN15LA444 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Sep 19, 2015
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Nearest airport
- Lakefront Airport (NEW)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Piper PA 24-250
- N-number
- N7803P
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1962
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
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