19790130004599I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · New Orleans, LA · January 30, 1979

Date: January 30, 1979 · 08:40 local
Place: New Orleans, LA
Airport: International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6248P
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total10 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N6248PRegistration cancelled Oct 31, 2013 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1355 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot unable to extend the gear. Gear motor mount broke loose, mechanism jammed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND THE GEAR. GEAR MOTOR MOUNT BROKE LOOSE, MECHANISM JAMMED.

Other reports on N6248P · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20120727015649ADescentAircraft made emergency landing on airport property after experiencing loss of engine power. Touched down in a parking lot hitting a chain link fence. Broke lt. wing approx 4 ft from wingtip. Rt. Wingtip fuel tank severed. Propeller was bent. No rotational…Jul 27, 2012 · Substantial damage