| Crash location | 34.259444°N, 118.413333°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Los Angeles, CA
34.052234°N, 118.243685°W 17.3 miles away |
| Tail number | N9020P |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 26 Sep 2017 |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA-24-260 |
| Additional details: | None |
On September 26, 2017, at 1638 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-24-260 (Comanche), N9020P, sustained substantial damage following a landing gear collapse at Whiteman Airport, Los Angeles, California. The airplane was registered to, and operated by, the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The local personal flight departed from Camarillo, California about 1600 with a planned destination of Whiteman. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed.
The pilot reported that he lowered the landing gear while preparing to land on runway 12. He stated that after lowering the gear, he felt the airplane's drag increase but could not remember if he got a confirmation they were down and locked from the indicator light. He further stated the landing flare was normal and the airplane touched down on the main landing gear. Thereafter, the nose gear settled toward the runway and as the airplane continued on the landing roll, all three gear collapsed. The airplane incurred structural damage to the fuselage.