# Incident 19961029041069I: Piper PA24250, Merrill, WI, October 29, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1996, 12:10 local time
- Place: Merrill, WI
- Airport: Merrill Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1989° N, 89.7129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL MUNI (RRL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1989&lon=-89.7129&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7821P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7821P) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,150 total, 2,350 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961029041069I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT APPROACHED THE MERRILL AIRPORT, WHEN HE MOVED THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN THE GEAR DID NOT GO DOWN, HE THEN USED THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM AND THE GEAR STILL DID NOT GO DOWN. THE PILOT CONTINUED AND LANDED GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. AN INSPECTOR AIRCRAFT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE NOSE GEAR DOOR ATTACH FITTINGS FAILED, CAUSING THE RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR TO JAMB THE NOSE WHEEL IN THE UP POSITION.

## Other reports on N7821P (2)

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

- [Incident 20210406003639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210406003639I), Apr 6, 2021: Piper PA-24-250 (N7821P), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. The investigation of this incident revealed that the landing gear was partially extended. In this case the nose gear doors were just open. Both main gear…
- [Incident 19891128058859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891128058859I), Nov 28, 1989: Piper PA24250 (N7821P), Charlotte, NC. Instrument panel lights failed on final approach. Pilot became disoriented on runway. Taxied back on active runway.

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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