19890506011009A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24 · Montague, CA · May 6, 1989

Date
May 6, 1989 · 09:00 local
Place
Montague, CA
Airport
Montague-Yreka Rohrer Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N550V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA183
Reported as
Piper PA24
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1D5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
327 total175 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Landed gear up. Circuit breaker popped. Failed to check or use manual extend. Gear motor binding. No warning horn.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED GEAR UP. CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. FAILED TO CHECK OR USE MANUAL EXTEND. GEAR MOTOR BINDING. NO WARNING HORN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.