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FAA incident report · Piper PA28RT201T · Austin, TX · April 18, 1997

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Date
April 18, 1997 · 06:20 local
Place
Austin, TX
Airport
Robert Mueller Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N43430
Reported as
Piper PA28RT201T
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
213 total135 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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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 April 18, 1997, at 06:20 local, a Piper arrow iv operated by adventure aviation as a rental aircraft and piloted by Robert d. carroll, sustained minor damage during landing at Austin Robert Mueller airport when the right main gear collapsed at touchdown. The flight originated IFR from mobile, Alabama enroute to san marcos, Texas. The pilot reported that the gear problem first became apparent when he attempted to extend the gear for landing and did not receive a normal gear down indication. Additionally, he noticed several circuit breakers tripped which he was unable to reset. At that time, he changed his destination to Austin and extended the gear utilizing the emergency extension procedures. The instrument rated private pilot and his passenger were not injured. Capitol aero of Austin, Texas repaired the damage. The maintenance department was unable to duplicate the landing gear problem or determine the reason for circuit breaker trip. The landing gear was inspected and cycled numerous times including use of the emergency extension system with normal results.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 18, 1997, AT 06:20 LOCAL, A PIPER ARROW IV OPERATED BY ADVENTURE AVIATION AS A RENTAL AIRCRAFT AND PILOTED BY ROBERT D. CARROLL, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT AUSTIN ROBERT MUELLER AIRPORT WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AT TOUCHDOWN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IFR FROM MOBILE, ALABAMA ENROUTE TO SAN MARCOS, TEXAS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE GEAR PROBLEM FIRST BECAME APPARENT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR FOR LANDING AND DID NOT RECEIVE A NORMAL GEAR DOWN INDICATION. ADDITIONALLY, HE NOTICED SEVERAL CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED WHICH HE WAS UNABLE TO RESET. AT THAT TIME, HE CHANGED HIS DESTINATION TO AUSTIN AND EXTENDED THE GEAR UTILIZING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURES. THE INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. CAPITOL AERO OF AUSTIN, TEXAS REPAIRED THE DAMAGE. THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE LANDING GEAR PROBLEM OR DETERMINE THE REASON FOR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIP. THE LANDING GEAR WAS INSPECTED AND CYCLED NUMEROUS TIMES INCLUDING USE OF THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM WITH NORMAL RESULTS.