Piper PA-34 N1025U

Summary

On 4 October 1998 at about 22:04 local time, a Piper PA-34 registered N1025U was involved in an accident near Teteboro, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 October 1998 at 22:04

Classification

Accident

Location

Teteboro, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Teterboro Airport (TEB)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-34

Registration

N1025U

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD99LA003

Nobody was injured.

the collapse of the landing gear due to a bent gear locking mechanism for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane landed on the runway at the completion of a training flight. During the landing roll the nose gear collapsed. The airplane lost directional control, departed the left side of the runway, and collided with signs before coming to rest in the grass. Examination of the wreckage by an FAA Inspector revealed damage to the bungee assembly of the down lock link assembly, which did not allow the overcenter link to lock the gear down. In a written statement, the Inspector said,...'Bungee [assembly]...failed at rod end...not allowing overcenter link to lock gear down. This was due to possible hard landing prior to this flight bending bungee rod [assembly].'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.