<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1075023, March 2013

PA32 pilot experiences landing gear collapse after landing on a clear calm day; with all gear indicating down.

Attributes
ACN	1075023
Time
Date	201303
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga/6X
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Gear Down Lock
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Sport / Recreational
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 2200 Flight Crew Type 180
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Returning to home base on a clear smooth day we made a normal approach accomplishing the pre-landing checklist...gump...three green lights. We cleared the fence; no horns; warning light; and still 3 green lights. Made a perfect landing in the touchdown zone. An eyewitness account by flight instructor who was in an aircraft with a student at the departure end of the runway reported the landing gear down over the fence; perfect landing centerline of the touchdown zone; then a puff of smoke and the front gear collapsed then the right main. No injuries; no fire; no panic. Cause of landing gear failure being investigated.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA32 pilot experiences landing gear collapse after landing on a clear calm day; with all gear indicating down.

Narrative: Returning to home base on a clear smooth day we made a normal approach accomplishing the pre-landing checklist...GUMP...three green lights. We cleared the fence; no horns; warning light; and still 3 green lights. Made a perfect landing in the touchdown zone. An eyewitness account by flight instructor who was in an aircraft with a student at the departure end of the runway reported the landing gear down over the fence; perfect landing centerline of the touchdown zone; then a puff of smoke and the front gear collapsed then the right main. No injuries; no fire; no panic. Cause of landing gear failure being investigated.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.