# Incident 19940202024189I: Piper PA34200T, Connersville, IN, February 2, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1994, 11:50 local time
- Place: Connersville, IN
- Airport: Mettel Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6982° N, 85.1311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at METTEL FLD (CEV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6982&lon=-85.1311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1494X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1494X-2013-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,413 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940202024189I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: AIRWORTHINESS: LANDING GEAR MOTOR FAILED. AIRMAN: AIRMAN FAILED TO USE THE AFM EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE WHEN HE WAS CONFRONTED WITH A LANDING GEAR MOTOR FAILURE. ON FEBRUARY 2, 1994, AT 1150 EST, A PA-34-200T (N1494X), OWNED BY CIRRUS, INC. AND OPERATED BY ROSE CITY AVIATION, INC., EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR MOTOR FAILURE. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE PILOT EXTENDED THE GEAR AND FAILED TO GET A POSITIVE GEAR DOWN INDICATION. THE PILOT THEN ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AFTER FLYING OVER THE FIELD AND RECEIVING A VISUAL REPORT FROM PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. UPON LANDING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED AND THE LEFT PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AND LATER ACCOMPLISHED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE. HE THEN RECEIVED A POSITIVE GEAR DOWN INDICATION AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N1494X (2)

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

- [Incident 20110627012099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110627012099I), Jun 27, 2011: Piper PA-34-200T (N1494X), Orlando, FL, No damage. During landing and roll on runway 18L, the pilot experienced a vibration, the aircraft dragged and dropped on the right side. The right main tire was flat…
- [Accident 20090728048029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090728048029A), Jul 28, 2009: Piper PA-34-200T (N1494X), Mount Holly, NJ, Substantial damage. N1494X departed 39N enroute to vay. (@20 min leg), when gear was retracted departing 39N the gear usafe light appeared. Gear unsafe light remained on throuhout…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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