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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24 · Champaign-Urban, IL · September 3, 1998

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Date
September 3, 1998 · 10:20 local
Place
Champaign-Urban, IL
Airport
University Of Illinois-Willar
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6600P
Reported as
Piper PA24
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total2,500 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N6600PRegistered now · Piper PA-24S/N 24-1722 · Built 1960Airframe modelPiper PA-24Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-5) On 9-3-98, Piper PA-24, N6600P, on a VFR flight from cookson, ok to toledo, OH, the landing gear collapsed while landing for fuel in Champaign, IL. The landing gear did not extend to the down and locked position and the landing gear circuit breaker tripped during several attempts to cycle the gear. Maintenance personnel found the aft bearing assembly of the landing gear transmission had separated and caused the gear screw jack to bind. The aircraft received minor damage and the pilot and one passenger received no injuries. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) ON 9-3-98, PIPER PA-24, N6600P, ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM COOKSON, OK TO TOLEDO, OH, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE LANDING FOR FUEL IN CHAMPAIGN, IL. THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION AND THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED DURING SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CYCLE THE GEAR. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE AFT BEARING ASSEMBLY OF THE LANDING GEAR TRANSMISSION HAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE GEAR SCREW JACK TO BIND. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.