Piper PA-32R-301T N4383D

Summary

On 20 June 2022 at about 00:00 local time, a Piper PA-32R-301T registered N4383D was involved in an accident near Red Bluff, California, United States. 4 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

20 June 2022 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Red Bluff, California, United States

Nearest airport

Red Bluff Muni (RBL)

Coordinates

40.1503, -122.2522

Aircraft

Piper PA-32R-301T

Registration

N4383D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Fernando → Red Bluff

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR22LA249

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to detect the tripped landing gear motor circuit breaker, which prevented the gear from fully locking in the down position, and subsequent collapse during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the retractable gear airplane reported that, while conducting a practice instrument approach, he felt the gear go down and thought that he saw three green landing gear lights, and no gear unsafe indicator light. The main landing gear touched down and the nose dropped down lower than normal. The propeller struck the ground and the left main gear collapsed. The airplane received substantial damage to the left aileron. According to the pilot, a mechanic discovered the landing gear motor circuit breaker had popped, which disabled the landing gear from fully extending and lock in the down position and disabled the warning light system. Once the circuit breaker was reset, the landing gear functioned normally.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.