19950101005539I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-400 · Oxford, CT · January 1, 1995

Date: January 1, 1995 · 15:25 local
Place: Oxford, CT
Airport: Waterbury-Oxford
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8475P
Reported as: Piper PA24400
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total700 in this make and model

N8475PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-400S/N 26-53 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-400 Engine modelLycoming IO-720 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: pilot reported that gear appeared to collapse after touchdown on r/w 18OXC. Aircraft slid 1000' to stop. Minimal damage. Propeller-engine stoppage. Witnesses reported that gear was not down and aircraft settled on r/w. on site investigation showed gear handle down. Aircraft was raised, electrical power put on, gear remained up. Both gear circuit breakers were found popped. Re-set circuit breakers, gear came down normally. No damage noted on gear doors or wheels. This appears to confirm that gear was up and locked when it settled on to the runway. Second interview with pilot/owner revealed that he reported having problems retracting the gear earlier during the flight. We requested to witness a retract test as soon as practical to confirm reported gear problem.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTED THAT GEAR APPEARED TO COLLAPSE AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON R/W 18OXC. AIRCRAFT SLID 1000' TO STOP. MINIMAL DAMAGE. PROPELLER-ENGINE STOPPAGE. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON R/W. ON SITE INVESTIGATION SHOWED GEAR HANDLE DOWN. AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED, ELECTRICAL POWER PUT ON, GEAR REMAINED UP. BOTH GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE FOUND POPPED. RE-SET CIRCUIT BREAKERS, GEAR CAME DOWN NORMALLY. NO DAMAGE NOTED ON GEAR DOORS OR WHEELS. THIS APPEARS TO CONFIRM THAT GEAR WAS UP AND LOCKED WHEN IT SETTLED ON TO THE RUNWAY. SECOND INTERVIEW WITH PILOT/OWNER REVEALED THAT HE REPORTED HAVING PROBLEMS RETRACTING THE GEAR EARLIER DURING THE FLIGHT. WE REQUESTED TO WITNESS A RETRACT TEST AS SOON AS PRACTICAL TO CONFIRM REPORTED GEAR PROBLEM.