19970105005159I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Venice, FL · January 5, 1997

Date: January 5, 1997 · 15:30 local
Place: Venice, FL
Airport: Venice Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7745Y
Reported as: Piper PA30
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 900 total400 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N7745YRegistration cancelled Apr 13, 2017 · Piper PA-30S/N 30-836 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 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: pilot took off, gear did not retract, cycled gear a few times, gear failed to retract, green light remained on. Pilot proceeded to land, nose gear then both main gears collapsed on landing. Propeller blades bent, nose gear doors and underbelly scraped as a result of contacting runway surface. A post incident analysis on 1-21-97 revealed that the landing gear transmission attachment & rivets structure seperated from the bulkhead beam for undetermined reasons.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT TOOK OFF, GEAR DID NOT RETRACT, CYCLED GEAR A FEW TIMES, GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT, GREEN LIGHT REMAINED ON. PILOT PROCEEDED TO LAND, NOSE GEAR THEN BOTH MAIN GEARS COLLAPSED ON LANDING. PROPELLER BLADES BENT, NOSE GEAR DOORS AND UNDERBELLY SCRAPED AS A RESULT OF CONTACTING RUNWAY SURFACE. A POST INCIDENT ANALYSIS ON 1-21-97 REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR TRANSMISSION ATTACHMENT & RIVETS STRUCTURE SEPERATED FROM THE BULKHEAD BEAM FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

Other reports on N7745Y · 1

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

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