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November 6, 2002 · Piper PA-28RT · N2904C

Grand Junction, CO

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
November 6, 2002
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Grand Junction, CO
Aircraft
Piper PA-28RT
Tail Number
N2904C
Operator
Kempton Air Service
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
DEN03LA014

On the return flight, approximately 35 miles from the destination airport, the airplane's alternator failed and all electrical power was lost. Attempts to restore electrical power were unsuccessful. The pilot used his cell phone to call the airport's tower and was given clearance to land. He followed the airplane's emergency checklist to manually extend the landing gear and landed the airplane. During the landing roll, the airplane's left main landing gear collapsed, the airplane veered off the runway and struck a taxiway sign. The airplane sustained substantial damage to its left wing.

NTSB Probable Cause

the collapse of the left main landing gear during landing roll resulting in loss of control/ground loop/swerve and subsequent impact with a sign. Contributing factors include, the airplane's total loss of electrical power due to an alternator failure and the inoperative landing gear indicating system.

Full Narrative

On November 06, 2002, at approximately 1400 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28RT, N2904C, operated by Kempton Air Service of Grand Junction, Colorado, was substantially damaged when its left main landing gear collapsed during landing roll at Walker Field Airport (GJT), Grand Junction, Colorado. The private pilot, the sole occupant on board, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. This personal cross-country flight was being conducted under Title 14, CFR Part 91, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated at Durango, Colorado, at approximately 1315. According to the pilot, approximately 35 miles southeast of Grand Junction, the airplane's alternator failed and all electrical power was lost. Attempts to restore electrical power were unsuccessful. While over Whitewater, Colorado, the pilot used his cell phone to call GJT Tower and he was given clearance to land. He followed the airplane's emergency checklist to manually lower the landing gear and landed the airplane on runway 29. During the landing roll, the airplane's left main landing gear collapsed, the airplane veered off the runway and struck the A6 taxiway sign. The airplane's left wing was displaced from the fuselage at the forward attachment fitting and the outboard 5 feet of its leading edge was crushed.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time14:00 MST
Nearest AirportWalker Field (0nm)
Runway29
Runway Length10500 ft
Runway Width150 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Flight Plan ActivatedNo
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftPiper PA-28RT
Tail NumberN2904C
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorKempton Air Service
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · TSIO-360-FBI · Reciprocating · 200
Seats4

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 48 · Second Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point54 / 18 C
Altimeter30.35 inHg
Observation Time21:07
Weather SourceWFAC

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