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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Ogden, UT · August 31, 1996

Date: August 31, 1996 · 15:57 local
Place: Ogden, UT
Airport: Ogden-Hinckley Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5909P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Reported engine: Lycoming O540A1A5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 297 total18 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N5909PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-995 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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: on approach, went to extend landing gear using normal procedure. Gear would not extend. Executed emergency gear door. Emergency extension failed, gear would not extend full and lock. Burned as much fuel off as possible to maintain safety and reduce aircraft weight and fire upon contact at landing. Made forced belly landing on runway. The main landing gear system motor burned out. A malfunction or defect report will be submitted.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APPROACH, WENT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR USING NORMAL PROCEDURE. GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. EXECUTED EMERGENCY GEAR DOOR. EMERGENCY EXTENSION FAILED, GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND FULL AND LOCK. BURNED AS MUCH FUEL OFF AS POSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN SAFETY AND REDUCE AIRCRAFT WEIGHT AND FIRE UPON CONTACT AT LANDING. MADE FORCED BELLY LANDING ON RUNWAY. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SYSTEM MOTOR BURNED OUT. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Other reports on N5909P · 1

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

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