19790415008109I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Blue Island, IL · April 15, 1979

Date: April 15, 1979 · 18:00 local
Place: Blue Island, IL
Airport: Howell
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9488P
Reported as: Piper PA24260
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total940 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N9488PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-5004 · Built 1971 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Gear collapsed during roll out, no gear malfunction found. Probable inadvertent gear retraction

As the FAA filed it

GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ROLL OUT, NO GEAR MALFUNCTION FOUND. PROBABLE INADVERTENT GEAR RETRACTION