NTSB SEA96LA127 — 1996-06-14 · AURORA, Oregon, United States

N67SA has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CIRRUS DESIGN SR22, built 2004), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

N67SA Piper PA-34-200T None

Probable cause & findings

inadvertent retraction of the landing gear by the pilot during landing.

Factual narrative

On June 14, 1996, approximately 1045 Pacific daylight time, N67SA, a Piper PA-34-200T, sustained substantial damage when the landing gear collapsed after landing at Aurora Sate Airport, Aurora, Oregon. The private pilot and his five passengers were uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed for the flight, which had originated at Bend, Oregon, about 0945. There was no report of the ELT actuating. The pilot stated that immediately after touchdown the right main and nose gear collapsed. The aircraft slid down the runway and exited the runway to the right. The left landing gear collapsed and the aircraft stopped forward motion. No evidence of a mechanical malfunction was found by investigators. Immediately after touchdown, the right main and nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane slid down the runway, causing substantial damage, and then the left landing gear collapsed. No evidence was found by investigators of a mechanical malfunction. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1996_SEA96LA127.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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