# Incident 19971221041659I: Piper PA24250, Bartow, FL, December 21, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1997, 18:09 local time
- Place: Bartow, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8964° N, 81.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bartow, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8964&lon=-81.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733GP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733GP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 22 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971221041659I

## Narrative

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

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 19820612047139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820612047139I), Jun 12, 1982: Piper PA24250 (N733GP), Gillette, WY, Minor damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Failed to monitor gauges. Leaky fuel caps. Lacked knowledge of gear system. No checkout.

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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