Piper PA-34-200T N3ZT

Summary

On 21 June 1983 at about 01:40 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N3ZT, operated by Fiesta Airlines, was involved in an accident near Mesa, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 June 1983 at 01:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Mesa, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Falcon Field (P16)

Coordinates

33.4293, -111.7109

Aircraft

Piper PA-34-200T

Registration

N3ZT

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Fiesta Airlines

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chandler → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83LA294

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING. THE PILOT HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING ALL THE LANDING GEAR WARNING LIGHTS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY IN THE PATTERN. AFTER 1 RECYCLE THE GEAR INDICATED DOWN BUT ON ROLLOUT THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT FEATHERED THE LEFT ENGINE AND POSITIONED THE PROPELLER BEFORE THE GEAR FULLY COLLAPSED. THE WARNINGHORN DID NOT BLOW ON FINAL WITH POWER OFF BUT DID SOUND ON THE RWY BEFORE COLLAPSE. ON JACKS THE NEXT DAY THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED ABOUT 20 TIMES WITHOUT MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.