# Accident 19950604045449A: Piper PA24250, Columbia, SC, June 4, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1995, 10:29 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9382° N, 81.1230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9382&lon=-81.1230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7392P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7392P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 15 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950604045449A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING.LANDED GEAR UP. NOSE GEAR ALIGNER ROLLER OFF TRACK. GEAR RETRACKED WHEEL AT ANGLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL95LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA117), Jun 4, 1995: Piper PA-24-250 (N7392P), Columbia, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE MISALIGNMENT OF THE NOSE GEAR CENTERING TRACK AND ROLLER ASSEMBLIES WHICH PRECLUDED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION.

## Other reports on N7392P (2)

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

- [Incident 20080726856159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080726856159I), Jul 26, 2008: Piper PA24250 (N7392P), Enterprise, AL, Minor damage. Pilot was accomplishing his required flight review as per FAR 61.56. After completing in-flight maneuvers pilots flew back to the Enterprise, AL (edn) airport…
- [Incident 19930426013139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930426013139I), Apr 26, 1993: Piper PA24250 (N7392P), Louisville, KY. Unsafe gear light on approach. Recycled gear. Light came on. Landed safely.

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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