What happened
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Narrative: history of flight: on March 22, 1996 a Piper PA-30, N7781Y, departed cape girardeau, MO. VFR for Springdale, AR with pilot in command Mr. Steve robert smith. At the razorback VOR Mr. Smith was released from flight following and cleared VFR to Springdale Municipal Airport. Upon approach Mr. Smith selected gear down and indicated he heard the gear operating, when throttles were retarded, the warning horn sounded. Mr. Smith indicated he thought it was the stall warning horn, but after further investigating realized it to be the landing gear unsafe horn, Mr. Smith indicated he was too low to make a go around and decided to land. Upon contact the gear collapsed and the aircraft slid to a stop. Damage to aircraft: minor damage to the belly skin, landing gear torque tubes were broken and twisted, propellers were severely damaged. Test and research: inspection of the aircraft revealed the landing gear circuit breaker had popped. After speaking with the pilot and the maintenance finding, I feel the pilot made the approach with out flaps and the VFR speed was exceeded. When the gear was selected, the gear started out but the air load on the gear caused the breaker to pop, giving the gear unsafe horn. The pilot in command failed to apply emergency procedures and landed with the gear unsafe and not down and locked. privacy data omitted This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON MARCH 22, 1996 A PIPER PA-30, N7781Y, DEPARTED CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. VFR FOR SPRINGDALE, AR WITH PILOT IN COMMAND MR. STEVE ROBERT SMITH. AT THE RAZORBACK VOR MR. SMITH WAS RELEASED FROM FLIGHT FOLLOWING AND CLEARED VFR TO SPRINGDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. UPON APPROACH MR. SMITH SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND INDICATED HE HEARD THE GEAR OPERATING, WHEN THROTTLES WERE RETARDED, THE WARNING HORN SOUNDED. MR. SMITH INDICATED HE THOUGHT IT WAS THE STALL WARNING HORN, BUT AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATING REALIZED IT TO BE THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE HORN, MR. SMITH INDICATED HE WAS TOO LOW TO MAKE A GO AROUND AND DECIDED TO LAND. UPON CONTACT THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY SKIN, LANDING GEAR TORQUE TUBES WERE BROKEN AND TWISTED, PROPELLERS WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. TEST AND RESEARCH: INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE PILOT AND THE MAINTENANCE FINDING, I FEEL THE PILOT MADE THE APPROACH WITH OUT FLAPS AND THE VFR SPEED WAS EXCEEDED. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED, THE GEAR STARTED OUT BUT THE AIR LOAD ON THE GEAR CAUSED THE BREAKER TO POP, GIVING THE GEAR UNSAFE HORN. THE PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO APPLY EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND LANDED WITH THE GEAR UNSAFE AND NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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