NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX85LA341
Registry · N6166H
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
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
Registrant of record
MCCOLLEY GREGORY
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.
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