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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA32301T · Las Cruces, NM · March 21, 1997

Date: March 21, 1997 · 15:00 local
Place: Las Cruces, NM
Airport: Las Cruces International Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N99TX
Reported as: Piper PA32301T
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540S1AD
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,431 total68 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N99TXRegistration cancelled Mar 24, 2017 · Piper PA-32R-301TS/N 32R-8029070 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301T Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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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 departed runway 30 at Las Cruces airport, Las Cruces, NM on March 21, 1997, after take-off pilot raised the landing gear and then began to settle back down onto the runway. Aircraft settled back down off to the right side of the runway, impacted the ground and slid to a stop approximately 2,000' from the take-off point. Landing gear was still retracted. Closed to eir #97SW010030.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 30 AT LAS CRUCES AIRPORT, LAS CRUCES, NM ON MARCH 21, 1997, AFTER TAKE-OFF PILOT RAISED THE LANDING GEAR AND THEN BEGAN TO SETTLE BACK DOWN ONTO THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK DOWN OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SLID TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 2,000' FROM THE TAKE-OFF POINT. LANDING GEAR WAS STILL RETRACTED. CLOSED TO EIR #97SW010030.

Other reports on N99TX · 1

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

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