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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Calexico, CA · August 25, 1994

Date: August 25, 1994 · 09:45 local
Place: Calexico, CA
Airport: Calexico International Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5896P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,300 total500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N5896PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-983 · 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.

Put gear lever down but failed check position. Landed gear up. Malfunction in gear motor popped circuit breaker.

As the FAA filed it

PUT GEAR LEVER DOWN BUT FAILED CHECK POSITION. LANDED GEAR UP. MALFUNCTION IN GEAR MOTOR POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER.