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A landing PA23-250 pilot has 3 green lights, yet on the landing rollout his left gear collapses, dragging the wingtip onto the runway at olv, ms.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 588869 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200307 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : olv.airport |
| State Reference | MS |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210.9 flight time total : 1370 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 588869 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : gear up landing ground encounters other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I departed from ripley, ms, on a clear VFR day. I crossed mid-field to enter a left downwind for runway 36 at olive branch, ms. After entering left downwind, I extended the landing gear and took note of 3 green indicator lights, which assured me that all 3 were down and locked. I entered left base and performed a gumps check noticing the gear down with 3 green indications and the nosewheel in the mirror on the left engine. I turned final and touched down safely and softly. After landing, I started a rollout down the runway. As I proceeded down the runway, I noticed the left wing slowly going down until the wing made contact with the runway. I feel that the cause of this incident was due to a mechanical malfunction. (Note: this has been classified as an incident.)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LNDG PA23-250 PLT HAS 3 GREEN LIGHTS, YET ON THE LNDG ROLLOUT HIS L GEAR COLLAPSES, DRAGGING THE WINGTIP ONTO THE RWY AT OLV, MS.
Narrative: I DEPARTED FROM RIPLEY, MS, ON A CLR VFR DAY. I CROSSED MID-FIELD TO ENTER A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 36 AT OLIVE BRANCH, MS. AFTER ENTERING L DOWNWIND, I EXTENDED THE LNDG GEAR AND TOOK NOTE OF 3 GREEN INDICATOR LIGHTS, WHICH ASSURED ME THAT ALL 3 WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. I ENTERED L BASE AND PERFORMED A GUMPS CHK NOTICING THE GEAR DOWN WITH 3 GREEN INDICATIONS AND THE NOSEWHEEL IN THE MIRROR ON THE L ENG. I TURNED FINAL AND TOUCHED DOWN SAFELY AND SOFTLY. AFTER LNDG, I STARTED A ROLLOUT DOWN THE RWY. AS I PROCEEDED DOWN THE RWY, I NOTICED THE L WING SLOWLY GOING DOWN UNTIL THE WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE RWY. I FEEL THAT THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT WAS DUE TO A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. (NOTE: THIS HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT.)
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.