19971005035369I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · New Bern, NC · October 5, 1997

Date: October 5, 1997 · 11:45 local
Place: New Bern, NC
Airport: Craven County Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5567P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Reported engine: Lycoming O540A1A5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,480 total179 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

N5567PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-631 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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: on October 5, 1997 at approximately 11:45 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-24-250, N5567P, registered to a private individual made a landing at ewn with the right main landing gear up. The airplane sustained minor damage and no injuries were reported. The pilot stated that on approach to the New Bern airport the gear was selected down and locked. The pilot stated at that point he removed the emergency extension door to physically verify the gear down and locked. The pilot stated that all indications looked correct so he made an attempt to land the airplane. After touching down on the runway the pilot felt the right main gear give so he made a go-around. The pilot noticed that the manual gear handle kicked back about one foot when the gear gave way. The pilot stated after another approach and manually trying to get the gear down and locked he had the person in the right seat hold his foot down on the lever. He then made a landing and the main right gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 5, 1997 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:45 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-24-250, N5567P, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL MADE A LANDING AT EWN WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UP. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON APPROACH TO THE NEW BERN AIRPORT THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT STATED AT THAT POINT HE REMOVED THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION DOOR TO PHYSICALLY VERIFY THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT STATED THAT ALL INDICATIONS LOOKED CORRECT SO HE MADE AN ATTEMPT TO LAND THE AIRPLANE. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RUNWAY THE PILOT FELT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR GIVE SO HE MADE A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE MANUAL GEAR HANDLE KICKED BACK ABOUT ONE FOOT WHEN THE GEAR GAVE WAY. THE PILOT STATED AFTER ANOTHER APPROACH AND MANUALLY TRYING TO GET THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED HE HAD THE PERSON IN THE RIGHT SEAT HOLD HIS FOOT DOWN ON THE LEVER. HE THEN MADE A LANDING AND THE MAIN RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED.

Other reports on N5567P · 2

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

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