No fatalities

12 May 2008: Piper PA-30 — Houston, TX

Houston, TX, United States

On 12 May 2008, a Piper PA-30 was involved in an aviation accident near Houston, TX. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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During landing, a multi-engine airplane veered left, leading to a wheelbarrow and subsequent collapse of left and right landing gear, coming to rest on its belly.

Incident Overview

A multi-engine airplane experienced a landing gear collapse during landing, resulting in the aircraft coming to rest on its belly in the grass along the east side of the runway. The incident occurred as the pilot was performing a landing.

Sequence of Events

According to the pilot, the airplane suddenly turned to the left, towards the edge of the runway, while landing. The pilot and the flight instructor attempted to correct the deviation by applying rudder input. Following this, the airplane's wing lifted and the airplane began to "wheelbarrow" on the nose landing gear. As the pilot and instructor tried to regain control, the left and right landing gear collapsed. The airplane then slid to a stop on its belly in the grass on the east side of the runway.

Aircraft Damage

The airplane sustained damage to the landing gear and likely additional damage from the belly landing. No further details about damage extent were provided in the initial report.

Pilot Statement

The pilot provided a statement describing the sequence described above. No other sources of information were available in this preliminary report.

Contributing factors

Causes

Directional control — Not attained/maintained

Other contributing factors

Instructor/check pilot