Piper PA-25-235 N8715L

Summary

On 5 September 1983 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N8715L was involved in an accident near Pinehurst, Georgia, 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

5 September 1983 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Pinehurst, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Wrights (2GA3)

Coordinates

32.3302, -83.7309

Aircraft

Piper PA-25-235

Registration

N8715L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83LA360

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 PLT STATED THAT ALL THREE SHOCK CORDS ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE DURING THE LANDING ROLL ALLOWING THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY & CROSSED A DRAINAGE DITCH, AT WHICH TIME ALL THREE SHOCK CORDS ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE CORDS WERE FOUND TO BE ROTTED. THEY HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON THE ACFT ABOUT 2 YEARS. THE PIPER PA-25-235 INSPECTION SHEET STATES THAT THE SHOCK CORDS SHOULD BE INSPECTED FOR WEAKNESS, FRAYING & WEAK ATTACHMENTS. IT DOES NOT STATE A SPECIFIC REPLACEMENT TIME FOR THE SHOCK CORDS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.