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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Mattoon Charles, IL · February 1, 1989

Date: February 1, 1989 · 14:45 local
Place: Mattoon Charles, IL
Airport: Coles County Memorial
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8949P
Reported as: Piper PA24260
Reported engine: Lycoming O540E4A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,454 total120 in this make and model98 in the last 90 days

N8949PRegistration cancelled Jul 3, 2013 · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4405 · Built 1966 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 on touchdown. Made a go around. Unable to lower gear. Gear up landing. Improper equipment installed.

As the FAA filed it

GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. MADE A GO AROUND. UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR. GEAR UP LANDING. IMPROPER EQUIPMENT INSTALLED.

Other reports on N8949P · 1

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

Accident 19880720027209ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · La Grange, TXLanded halfway down runway. Unable to stop,ran off end over an embankment and thru a fence. No engine problem foundJul 20, 1988 · Substantial damage