Piper PA-24-260 N9394P

Summary

On 1 August 2004 at about 23:47 local time, a Piper PA-24-260 registered N9394P was involved in an accident near Redmond, Oregon, United States. 3 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

1 August 2004 at 23:47

Classification

Accident

Location

Redmond, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Roberts Field (RDM)

Coordinates

44.2539, -121.1497

Aircraft

Piper PA-24-260

Registration

N9394P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tacoma → Redmond

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA04LA153

Nobody was injured.

Unknown malfunction of the landing gear system for undetermined reasons that resulted in a gear collapse during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On landing, just as the airplane touched down, the landing gear collapsed resulting in substantial damage to the airframe. The pilot reported that he lowered the landing gear after entering the downwind for the landing runway. He stated that after lowering the gear, the "down and locked" indicator light illuminated confirming the gear was down. He further stated the landing flare was normal, however the airplane continued to settle, eventually landing with the gear in the up position. Post accident evaluation of the landing gear system, to include a gear swing, revealed no anomalies that would have prevented the landing gear from fully extending to the down and locked position.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.