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LAX85LA341

1985-08-06 · HESPERIA, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport L26

Current FAA registration · N6166H

Make / Model
PIPER PA-28R-201T
Year of manufacture
1977 · 8 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER (225 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19771117
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A8083A

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

UPON COMPLETING A X-C FLT, THE PLT PLACED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR IN THE DOWN POSITION, & THEREAFTER OBSERVED 'THREE IN THE GREEN.' THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY, & AS WEIGHT PLACED ONTO THE GEAR THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR RETRACTED. THE ACFT VEERED OFF TH RWY & SLID TO A STOP. THE LANDING GEAR & GEAR RETARACT SYSTEM WERE SUBSEQUENTLY EXAMINED. THEY WERE FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY, & APPEARED TO BE UNDAMAGED. THE REASON FOR THE RIGHT GEAR'S RETRACTION WAS NOT DETERMINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_LAX85LA341.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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