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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Georgetown, DE · April 7, 1991

Date: April 7, 1991 · 22:00 local
Place: Georgetown, DE
Airport: Sussex County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6520P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 521 total265 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N6520PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1642 · 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 became distracted on final approach. Lowered landing gear too late. Gear collapsed on landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED ON FINAL APPROACH. LOWERED LANDING GEAR TOO LATE. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.