N25WE is a 1981 Piper PA-32R-301. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 7 seats, powered by a Lycoming IO-540 SER rated at 300 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Lubbock, TX. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Jan 1981. It has been registered to its current owner since Feb 2022. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 45 years old
- 1 of 474 Piper PA-32R-301
2022
1981
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According to the pilot in the retractable landing gear-equipped airplane, he set up for an extended final approach to the sandy turf runway. He waited until he cleared the trees, "then I dropped down to land." The main landing gear touched down first, followed by the nose landing gear. The main and nose landing gear collapsed upon contact with the runway. The pilot reported that the airplane slid about 300ft before it came to a stop on the right side of the runway.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, and the lower fuselage.
The Federal Aviation Administration, Aviation Safety Inspector that examined the airplane at the accident site, reported that witnesses had stated that the pilot landed hard on the sandy turf surface. However, the pilot stated that he did not. Nevertheless, the pilot did state that he really had to bring it in steep over the trees to get the airplane on the runway.
Photographs provided by the operator showed vertical deformation of both wings at the main landing gear mount location.
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