NONE · PIPER PA 28R-201 · 2017-04-09 · Pontiac, MI, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN17LA150
Event ID
20170410X54254
Type
Accident
Date
2017-04-09
Location
Pontiac, MI, USA
Coordinates
42.665554, -83.420555
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA 28R-201
Registration
N36458
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Maintenance personnel’s improper securing of an unused instrument lamp socket during recent maintenance, which resulted in an electrical short of the landing gear controls and stopped the landing gear while it was transitioning to the down position and led to the landing gear collapse.