# Accident 19971130035869A: Piper PA24250, Lubbock, TX, November 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1997, 18:42 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Lubbock International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5908° N, 101.8503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5908&lon=-101.8503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6661P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6661P-2013-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,865 total, 3,862 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971130035869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND, AND ACFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RWY. LUBBOCK, TX. (.4)DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF DEPARTURE CLIMB, THE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AND THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT WHERE A MECHANIC EXAMINED THE GEAR, SERVICED THE STRUTS, AND PERFORMED A RETRACTION TEST (GEAR WERE EXTENDED AND RETRACTED 3 CONSECUTIVE TIMES). SUBSEQUENTLY, THE FLIGHT DEPARTED ON THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH A PLANNED REFUELING STOP. DURING THE APPROACH, THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT MANEUVERED IN THE AREA AND PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES; HOWEVER, THE GEAR WOULD NOT GO BEYOND 1/2 EXTENSION. DURING THE FINAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND THE AIRPLANE LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE FAA INSPECTOR AND A MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE 'SLIDE TUBES ON THE MAIN GEAR HAD ACCUMULATED A LOT OF DIRT CAUSING SOME BINDING ON THEIR NORMAL OPERATION. THIS BINDING CONSISTENTLY CAUSED THE GEAR ELECTRIC MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER TO POP.'  THE GEAR COULD BE EXTENDED MANUALLY BY THE FAA INSPECTOR AND THE MECHANIC. FLIGHT TIME SINCE THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS 57 HOURS.                                                                                        (-23) PILOT BECAME AWARE THAT HIS GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. HE TALKED TO MAINTENANCE AND PREVIOUS CAMACHE OWNER FOR OVER ONE HOUR. LANDED GEAR UP, SHORT OF RUNWAY 35L IN LUBBOCK. NO INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW98LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA060), Dec 1, 1997: Piper PA-24-250 (N6661P), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate maintenance of the landing gear assembly by maintenance personnel resulting in a partial gear extension, and the pilot's misjudgment of a proper touchdown point to intentionally shut…

## Other reports on N6661P (1)

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

- [Accident 20121005022279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121005022279A), Oct 5, 2012: Piper PA-24-250 (N6661P), Peyton, CO, Destroyed. On oct. 5, 2012, N6661P, Piper PA-24-250, departed cahokia, IL (kcps) at aprox. 1055 CDT enroute to meadowlake airport (kfly) Peyton, CO. On a IFR flight plan.…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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