MEC&F Expert Engineers : Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow II Plane's Landing Gear Collapsed At Petaluma Airport, California

Friday, June 12, 2015

Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow II Plane's Landing Gear Collapsed At Petaluma Airport, California



JUNE 11, 2015
 
No one was injured when the landing gear of a plane collapsed as it landed this afternoon at Petaluma Municipal Airport, the airport’s manager said. 

Airport manager Bob Patterson said the Piper Arrow skidded off the runway but did not catch fire. The pilot was the only person on board, Patterson said. A Sonoma County fire dispatcher confirmed no one was injured. 

Patterson said he doesn’t know why the landing gear collapsed. 

Officials at the airport answered questions from the Federal Aviation Administration and were given the OK to move the plane. 

Patterson said he’s unsure whether the FAA will investigate the landing.


Date:11-JUN-2015
Time:Afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic P28R model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow II
Owner/operator:Magnon Aircraft Inc
Registration: N40852
C/n / msn: 28R-7435134
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Minor
Location:Petaluma Municipal Airport (O69), Petaluma, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Petaluma Muni (O69)
 
Narrative:
 
The aircraft experienced a landing gear collapse during the landing rollout at the Petaluma Municipal Airport (O69), in Petaluma, California. The airplane sustained minor damage and the sole pilot onboard was not injured during the incident.

 

Sources: http://patch.com/california/petaluma/no-one-injured-when-planes-landing-gear-collapsed-petaluma-airport-0
http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:95:0::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:11-JUN-15,PETALUMA,N40852
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=40852