Piper PA-23-250 N33AC

Summary

On 5 March 2005 at about 23:15 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N33AC was involved in an accident near Westport, Oklahoma, 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.

Date

5 March 2005 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Westport, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Westport Airport (4F1)

Coordinates

36.2222, -96.3461

Aircraft

Piper PA-23-250

Registration

N33AC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Westport → Westport

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW05LA081

Nobody was injured.

The collapsing of the right main landing gear as a result of the failure of the scissors assembly.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 5,500-hour pilot reported that during the landing roll on runway 3 (2,900-foot long and 42-foot wide asphalt runway), the right main landing gear collapsed. Subsequently, the airplane veered to the right, exited the runway, and traveled down a rock embankment, striking multiple small trees. Examination of the right main landing gear revealed that the right main landing gear Torque Link Assembly P/N 31805-06 (scissors assembly) was missing the following: bolt (P/N 751 370), cotter pin (P/N 424 052), castle nut (P/N 404 101), washer (P/N 407 565), and bushing (P/N 751 367).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.