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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201T · San Rafael, CA · July 24, 1997

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Date
July 24, 1997 · 16:00 local
Place
San Rafael, CA
Airport
Martin Ranch Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N535GW
Reported as
Piper PA28R201T
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
697 total475 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
N535GWRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-201TS/N 28R-7703269 · Built 1977Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201TEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 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: the pilot reported that on approach to marin ranch airport (CA35) he selected the landing gear lever to the down position. The pilot then reported that the landing gear down and lock indicator lights did not illuminate. The pilot initiated emergency landing gear extension procedures with negative results. After two more attempts to extend the landing gear by moving the landing gear lever to the up and then to the down position the pilot reports that the landing gear down and lock indicator lights still did not illuminate. With the landing gear selector lever in the down position the pilot reported flying to gnoss field (056) where made voice contact with ground personnel. The pilot reports the ground observer stated the landing gear appeared to be down and locked. The pilot then returned to marin ranch (CA35) airport where he initiated a soft field approach and landing to runway 22. The pilot reported a normal landing, then during taxi just prior to coming to a complete stop the main landing gear collapsed. Inspection of the aircraft revealed that the main landing gear was folded approx. 30 degrees inward. The nose landing gear was extended to the down and locked position. The pilot also reported that upon coming to rest he noticed that the landing gear 5 amp control and light (cont/lt), circuit breaker was in the out position. The pilot stated that he is positive the circuit breaker was engaged when checked during his preflight. privacy data omitted No malfunction and defect report submitted.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON APPROACH TO MARIN RANCH AIRPORT (CA35) HE SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT THEN REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATOR LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT INITIATED EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. AFTER TWO MORE ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR BY MOVING THE LANDING GEAR LEVER TO THE UP AND THEN TO THE DOWN POSITION THE PILOT REPORTS THAT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATOR LIGHTS STILL DID NOT ILLUMINATE. WITH THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR LEVER IN THE DOWN POSITION THE PILOT REPORTED FLYING TO GNOSS FIELD (056) WHERE MADE VOICE CONTACT WITH GROUND PERSONNEL. THE PILOT REPORTS THE GROUND OBSERVER STATED THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT THEN RETURNED TO MARIN RANCH (CA35) AIRPORT WHERE HE INITIATED A SOFT FIELD APPROACH AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 22. THE PILOT REPORTED A NORMAL LANDING, THEN DURING TAXI JUST PRIOR TO COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS FOLDED APPROX. 30 DEGREES INWARD. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED THAT UPON COMING TO REST HE NOTICED THAT THE LANDING GEAR 5 AMP CONTROL AND LIGHT (CONT/LT), CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS IN THE OUT POSITION. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE IS POSITIVE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS ENGAGED WHEN CHECKED DURING HIS PREFLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NO MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT SUBMITTED.