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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Olathe, KS · December 1, 1995

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Date
December 1, 1995 · 18:00 local
Place
Olathe, KS
Airport
Johnson County Industrial
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7765P
Reported as
Piper PA24250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total9 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N7765PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2982 · Built 1961Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Narrative: on December 1, 1995, Mr. Jeffrey paul smith operated Piper aircraft PA-24-250, N7765P, as pilot in command of a VFR flight from larned, Kansas (lqr) to new century airport, Kansas (ixd). Approximately 20 minutes into the flight Mr. Smith reported hearing a loud pop in the headset and the radio equipment in the aircraft became inoperative. In addition, Mr. Smith reported to the investigating inspector the exterior lights on the aircraft appeared to be inoperative, however the aircraft instrument and cabin flood lights were operative. Prior to landing at new century airport Kansas (ixd), the pilot reported "hearing and feeling" the landing gear extend and go into the down and locked position. On roll out after landing, the aircraft nose wheel collapsed about 1/3 of the way down the runway and the main gear collapsed about 2/3 of the way down the runway. Inspection of the aircraft by the investigating inspector, found the generator circuit breaker open resulting in the aircraft receiving power from the aircraft battery only. Receiving electrical power from the aircraft battery only will not guarantee the landing gear going into the down and locked position when lowered. The aircraft came to rest on the r/h side of the runway. CE96IGA0013. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 1, 1995, MR. JEFFREY PAUL SMITH OPERATED PIPER AIRCRAFT PA-24-250, N7765P, AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A VFR FLIGHT FROM LARNED, KANSAS (LQR) TO NEW CENTURY AIRPORT, KANSAS (IXD). APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT MR. SMITH REPORTED HEARING A LOUD POP IN THE HEADSET AND THE RADIO EQUIPMENT IN THE AIRCRAFT BECAME INOPERATIVE. IN ADDITION, MR. SMITH REPORTED TO THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE INOPERATIVE, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENT AND CABIN FLOOD LIGHTS WERE OPERATIVE. PRIOR TO LANDING AT NEW CENTURY AIRPORT KANSAS (IXD), THE PILOT REPORTED "HEARING AND FEELING" THE LANDING GEAR EXTEND AND GO INTO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. ON ROLL OUT AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR, FOUND THE GENERATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER OPEN RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVING POWER FROM THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY ONLY. RECEIVING ELECTRICAL POWER FROM THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY ONLY WILL NOT GUARANTEE THE LANDING GEAR GOING INTO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION WHEN LOWERED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE R/H SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. CE96IGA0013. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.