Piper PA-23-150 N2113P
14 May 2005 · Newnan, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 May 2005 at about 21:45 local time, a Piper PA-23-150 registered N2113P was involved in an accident near Newnan, Georgia, United States. One person was 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 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newnan, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newnan Coweta County (KCCO)
- Coordinates
- 33.3072, -84.7703
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-150
- Registration
- N2113P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- LaGrange → Newnan
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL05LA091
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The improper repair to the main landing gear assembly resulted in the actuator bracket failure and the right main gear collapse. A factor was the inadequate inspection of the right main landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane landed on its main landing gear and after rolling out a short distance, the pilot lowered the nose wheel until it touched the runway. After the nose wheel touched down, the airplane pitched forward and all the landing gear collapsed. Further examination of the airplane revealed the top actuator bracket of the right main landing gear was broken and separated from the attach point. There was visible rust deposits at the point of cold-welded joint. Also the upper drag link of the nose gear was rusted and fractured. Post-accident examination of the maintenance performed on the right main landing gear revealed that the top actuator bracket was not of original manufacturer design standards and the repair did not meet manufacturer recommendations; the top actuator bracket was improperly cold-welded to mount instead of being replaced.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 2005 | Piper PA-23-260 | Cali, Colombia | Kurt Lieb | Fatal | 2 |
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| 6 Mar 2005 | Piper PA-23-250 | Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States | Richard Simons | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Nov 2005 | Piper PA-23-160 | Bloomington, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Mar 2005 | Piper PA-23-250 | Westport, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2005 | Piper PA-23-250 | Smoketown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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