Piper PA-28RT-201 N2242N accident near Chesterfield, Missouri

Probable cause

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

NTSB analysis

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.

Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN23LA417 for the full record.