Collegedale Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Collegedale, Tennessee 37315
Thursday, October 8, 1987 18:45 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN WHILE THE LDG GEAR WERE EXTENDING. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE ACFT BEGAN THE LDG FLARE WITH THE GEAR COMPLETELY RETRACTED, AND THAT THE GEAR BEGAN TO EXTEND WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS 3-4 FT ABOVE THE RWY. THE MAIN LDG GEAR CONTACTED THE RWY AND COLLAPSED. THE ENGINE SOUND IMMEDIATELY INCREASED TO A 'HIGH PWR LEVEL' AND THE ACFT LIFTED OFF AT A HIGH CLIMB ANGLE. AT 10-12 FT AGL, THE ENGINE SOUND 'CUT SHARPLY' AND THE ACFT DROPPED BACK TO THE RWY AND SLID TO A STOP. ANOTHER WITNESS REPORTED THAT AS THE ACFT CROSSED THE RWY THRESHOLD, THE PLT WAS ADVISED VIA UNICOM TO CHECK HIS LDG GEAR. THE WITNESS OBSERVED THE LDG GEAR BEGIN TO EXTEND SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 10/8/1987
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1845
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City COLLEGEDALE
Event State TENNESSEE
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 37315
Event Date Year 1987
Event Date Month 10
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport COLLEGEDALE MUNICIPAL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 3M3
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 860
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 15
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 18
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 7
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 315
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1835
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Oct 9 1987 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1100
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 35138
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 2:54PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N5988P
NTSB Number ATL88LA005
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name PIPER
Aircraft Model PA-24-180
Aircraft Series Identifier PA-24-180
Aircraft Serial Number 24-1081
Certified Max Gross Weight 2550
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Nov 13 1986 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 2552
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name EDGAR H. LAWMAN, JR.
Aircraft Owner Street Address ROUTE 1 BOX 521
Aircraft Owner City GEORGETOWN
Aircraft Owner State TN
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 37336
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Business
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code CHA
Departure City CHATTANOOGA
Departure State TN
Departure Country
Departure Time 1835
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 3
Runway Length 3335
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --