# Incident 19980714016659I: Piper PA24250, Columbus, OH, July 14, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1998, 18:44 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Rickenbacker Angb Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5451P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5451P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 408 total, 28 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980714016659I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR NOT IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSTION. A CMH FSDO MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY PROBLEMS. THE LANDING GEAR SAFE INDICATOR, GREEN LIGHT, FUNCTIONED PROPERLY DURING THE TEST. THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATING MOTOR FUNCTIONED PROPERLY DURING THE TEST. DUE TO DAMAGE, THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE ACTUATING SYSTEM. HOWEVER, THE GEAR WAS TESTED BY MANUALLY SWINGING THEM FROM THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. NO BINDING WAS NOTICED. THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN FUNCTIONED PROPERLY DURING THE TEST.

## Other reports on N5451P (2)

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

- [Accident 20090202000939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090202000939A), Feb 2, 2009: Piper PA24250 (N5451P), Mineral Wells, TX, Substantial damage. Private pilot [privacy data omitted] was the pilot of a Piper comanche N5451P when it departed Mineral Wells Airport (mwl) on February 2, 2009 at approximately…
- [Incident 19781030027849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781030027849I), Oct 30, 1978: Piper PA24 (N5451P), Cape Girardeau, MO, Minor damage. Gear collapsd on rollout. Pilot said he was unable to get a gear safe light. All gear systems checked normal.

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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