# NTSB Accident ATL99LA082
> **Piper PA-24-250** · 1999-05-08 · SOUTHERN PINES, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL99LA082
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18686
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-05-08
- **Location:** SOUTHERN PINES, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.179477, -79.399375
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-24-250
- **Registration:** N7001P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A failure of the left main landing gear retraction assembly as a result of the disconnection of the left main landing gear strap bracket assembly from the main gear spring attachment bracket due to the missing nut.  A factor was the ditch.

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