19970915036439I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Homestead, FL · September 15, 1997

Date
September 15, 1997 · 14:11 local
Place
Homestead, FL
Airport
Homestead General Aviation Arp
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N22467
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300T
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
592 total592 in this make and model14 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.

(-23)On September 15, 1997, Mr. Traville houston, pilot of aircraft N22467, a Piper lance, 32R-300T, landed with the left gear collapsing and minor damage occurred. The aircraft was being flown by Mr. Houston and the mechanic, employed through wyatt aviation, who had just installed a new engine in the aircraft. Before flying the aircraft, Mr. Houston stated, "wyatt aviation had the logbooks and confirmed aircraft's annual was due September 1997." Mr. Houston stated, "he and the mechanic flew the aircraft to check the engine, when landing, the gear position lights indicated only two green lights, showing the left main had not locked with gear handle in the down position. He went through the emergency procedures three thimes before landing. Mr. C.j. pucciariello and myself inspected the aircraft. The aircraft had minor damage. Mr. Pucciariello requested a copt of the aircraft logbook for the last annual. The aircraft showed the aircraft was out-of-annual by 15 days. The recommendation Mr. Pucciariello and I have determined is for Mr. Houston to receive counseling on reading and understanding aircraft logbooks through the miami safety department.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1997, MR. TRAVILLE HOUSTON, PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N22467, A PIPER LANCE, 32R-300T, LANDED WITH THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSING AND MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FLOWN BY MR. HOUSTON AND THE MECHANIC, EMPLOYED THROUGH WYATT AVIATION, WHO HAD JUST INSTALLED A NEW ENGINE IN THE AIRCRAFT. BEFORE FLYING THE AIRCRAFT, MR. HOUSTON STATED, "WYATT AVIATION HAD THE LOGBOOKS AND CONFIRMED AIRCRAFT'S ANNUAL WAS DUE SEPTEMBER 1997." MR. HOUSTON STATED, "HE AND THE MECHANIC FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO CHECK THE ENGINE, WHEN LANDING, THE GEAR POSITION LIGHTS INDICATED ONLY TWO GREEN LIGHTS, SHOWING THE LEFT MAIN HAD NOT LOCKED WITH GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION. HE WENT THROUGH THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES THREE THIMES BEFORE LANDING. MR. C.J. PUCCIARIELLO AND MYSELF INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE. MR. PUCCIARIELLO REQUESTED A COPT OF THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK FOR THE LAST ANNUAL. THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT-OF-ANNUAL BY 15 DAYS. THE RECOMMENDATION MR. PUCCIARIELLO AND I HAVE DETERMINED IS FOR MR. HOUSTON TO RECEIVE COUNSELING ON READING AND UNDERSTANDING AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS THROUGH THE MIAMI SAFETY DEPARTMENT.

Other reports on N22467 · 2

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