Piper PA-28R-200 N4823F

Summary

On 12 December 2024 at about 00:05 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N4823F was involved in an accident near Crystal, Minnesota, 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

12 December 2024 at 00:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Crystal, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Crystal Airport (MIC)

Coordinates

45.0625, -93.3540

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N4823F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lee's Summit → Minneapolis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

CEN25LA061

Nobody was injured.

The malfunction of the landing gear system which resulted in a collapse of the main landing gear during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while on downwind, he lowered the landing gear lever; however, the landing gear position indicator lights did not illuminate. He cycled the landing gear lever several times with no change. The pilot noticed the sound was “less than normal” and that there was “less buffeting” when lowering the landing gear. He attempted to lock the landing gear in the down position by yawing the airplane to the left and right. The pilot flew the airplane past the air traffic control tower, and the controller verified that the airplane’s landing gear appeared to be extended. He then cycled the landing gear lever before landing. During the landing roll, the main landing gear collapsed. The airplane exited the left side of the runway, struck several runway and taxiway lights, and came to rest upright. The airplane sustained substantial damage to its left wing. The pilot did not perform the emergency gear extension procedure because the pilot’s operating handbook with the emergency procedures was in the baggage compartment at the time of the accident. Postaccident examination revealed that, when the airplane was lifted, the main landing gear extended and locked in the down position.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.