Piper PA-30 N8475Y
22 August 2004 · Auburn, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 August 2004 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N8475Y was involved in an accident near Auburn, California, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Auburn, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN)
- Coordinates
- 38.9547, -121.0817
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N8475Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pinedale → Auburn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX04LA325
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
a collapse of the landing gear for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane experienced a landing gear collapse while on the landing roll. After a normal touchdown, the airplane rolled down about 1/3 the runway length and the left main landing gear collapsed, followed by the right main landing gear; the nose gear collapsed when the airplane came to rest. An airplane mechanic stated that during a post accident inspection of the airplane he found no defects or faults that could have resulted in a landing gear failure. He further noted that the squat switch was intact and operated normally. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the airplane and stated that the main landing gear doors were crushed outward; an indication that the landing gear were extended when the collapse occurred.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 2004 | Piper PA-30 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 May 2004 | Piper PA-30 | Evanston, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Apr 2004 | Piper PA-30 | Fernandina Bch, Florida, United States | David P. Mack | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Nov 2004 | Piper PA-30 | Boise City, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Dec 2004 | Piper PA-30 | Atlantic, Iowa, United States | Husker Aircraft Repair Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2004 | Piper PA-30 | Cynthiana, Kentucky, United States | Rausel Chatfield | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2004 | Globe GC-1B | Placerville, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 May 2004 | Downer BELLANCA 14-19-2 | Lancaster, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 2004 | Beechcraft A60 | Gualala, California, United States | Richard L. Probert | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2004 | Alon A2 | Cameron Park, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Sep 2004 | Cessna 172S | Willits, California, United States | Edward A. Warburton | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2004 | Cessna 172P | Granada Hills, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |