Accident · 2007-08-31
What the record says
- Event date
- 2007-08-31
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30 (N22HW)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
Total failure of the landing gear retraction/extension assembly. Contributing factors in this accident were worn parts in the landing gear retraction/extension assembly, and mechanical binding of the extension assembly.
Source: NTSB case DEN07LA160Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.