What happened
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Narrative: on may 26, 1996 this office received a report of an aircraft incident at Eugene, Oregon. The regional operations center reported that the landing gear had collapsed on Piper PA-23 on runway 34 at Eugene, Oregon. Port officials sought and were granted permission to move the aircraft from the active runway, to a hanger with the stipulation that controls not be moved. On may 28, 1996 this office conducted an investigation into this incident. Inspection of the aircraft revealed damage to the vertical stabilizer, both propeller tips and 1 foot section of belly skin below the stab that did not involve structure. Interviews with individuals involved in moving the aircraft off the active runway stated that the stabilizer was damaged during the removal process. The pilot of the aircraft stated that he was performing his second touch and go when, prior to adding power, the aircraft veered and sank to the right he further stated that he had 3 green lights, and both hands were on the yoke and he had just moved his hand to add power. One individual involved in the removal of the aircraft from the runway stated the landing gear handle was below neutral, but not all the way down. The pilot stated after the incident he recycled the gear handle. Inspection of the aircraft in the hanger revealed that the nose gear was fully extended and locked and both main landing gears were retracted into the wheel wells with no damage to the doors. Utilizing the hand pump we witnessed a retraction check the results of which were normal. Detailed visual inspection of the gear and retraction mechanisms showed no abnormalities. The results of this inspection were not consistent with the stated perceptions of the PIC. This report is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MAY 26, 1996 THIS OFFICE RECEIVED A REPORT OF AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT AT EUGENE, OREGON. THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR HAD COLLAPSED ON PIPER PA-23 ON RUNWAY 34 AT EUGENE, OREGON. PORT OFFICIALS SOUGHT AND WERE GRANTED PERMISSION TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, TO A HANGER WITH THE STIPULATION THAT CONTROLS NOT BE MOVED. ON MAY 28, 1996 THIS OFFICE CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, BOTH PROPELLER TIPS AND 1 FOOT SECTION OF BELLY SKIN BELOW THE STAB THAT DID NOT INVOLVE STRUCTURE. INTERVIEWS WITH INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN MOVING THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY STATED THAT THE STABILIZER WAS DAMAGED DURING THE REMOVAL PROCESS. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT STATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING HIS SECOND TOUCH AND GO WHEN, PRIOR TO ADDING POWER, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED AND SANK TO THE RIGHT HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE HAD 3 GREEN LIGHTS, AND BOTH HANDS WERE ON THE YOKE AND HE HAD JUST MOVED HIS HAND TO ADD POWER. ONE INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED IN THE REMOVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY STATED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS BELOW NEUTRAL, BUT NOT ALL THE WAY DOWN. THE PILOT STATED AFTER THE INCIDENT HE RECYCLED THE GEAR HANDLE. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IN THE HANGER REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS FULLY EXTENDED AND LOCKED AND BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS WERE RETRACTED INTO THE WHEEL WELLS WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE DOORS. UTILIZING THE HAND PUMP WE WITNESSED A RETRACTION CHECK THE RESULTS OF WHICH WERE NORMAL. DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE GEAR AND RETRACTION MECHANISMS SHOWED NO ABNORMALITIES. THE RESULTS OF THIS INSPECTION WERE NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE STATED PERCEPTIONS OF THE PIC. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.