19971221041659I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Bartow, FL · December 21, 1997

Date: December 21, 1997 · 18:09 local
Place: Bartow, FL
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N733GP
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 750 total22 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N733GPRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3213 · Built 1962 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: N733GP was returned to service after a new engine and prop was installed. The purpose of flight was to check out the engine and a local flight to winter haven, FL. When departing winter haven, the pilot noted the gear light was out. However, the gear appeared to be in the down position. The pilot did a fly by at the Bartow tower. The tower noted the left gear was not in the down position. The pilot tried to do an emergency extension. He was unable to extend the gear. The aircraft landed touching down on the left trailing flap, and the tail cone with minor damage to both items.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: N733GP WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER A NEW ENGINE AND PROP WAS INSTALLED. THE PURPOSE OF FLIGHT WAS TO CHECK OUT THE ENGINE AND A LOCAL FLIGHT TO WINTER HAVEN, FL. WHEN DEPARTING WINTER HAVEN, THE PILOT NOTED THE GEAR LIGHT WAS OUT. HOWEVER, THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT DID A FLY BY AT THE BARTOW TOWER. THE TOWER NOTED THE LEFT GEAR WAS NOT IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT TRIED TO DO AN EMERGENCY EXTENSION. HE WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED TOUCHING DOWN ON THE LEFT TRAILING FLAP, AND THE TAIL CONE WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH ITEMS.

Other reports on N733GP · 1

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

Incident 19820612047139IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Gillette, WYRan out of fuel en route. Failed to monitor gauges. Leaky fuel caps. Lacked knowledge of gear system. No checkout.Jun 12, 1982 · Minor damage