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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Houston, TX · January 16, 1999

Date: January 16, 1999 · 16:00 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7261Y
Reported as: Piper PA30
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,750 total21 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

N7261YRegistered now · Piper PA-30S/N 30-295 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-5)On January 16, 1999 aircraft N7261Y, s/n 30-295, PA-30-30 was on an instructional flight. Aircraft N7261 take off from David Wayne Hooks airport (dwh) and was doing touch and goes, they had done one, then on the second touch and go at dwh, according to the pilot in command, the right main gear collapesed followed by the left main and nose gear. There were no injuries. The damage to the aircraft was minor. All of the damage was to the under side of the aircraft. During a investigation the following was found: 1. The air traffic controller on duty at dwh said the gear appeared to be extended. 2. The transmission assembly (landing gear retraction) was broken from its mounting. 3. The rear of the nose gear doors was ground down. 4. The landing gear locks were not broken. 5. There was no wing damage. 6. Left and right propeller's were q-tiped.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)ON JANUARY 16, 1999 AIRCRAFT N7261Y, S/N 30-295, PA-30-30 WAS ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT N7261 TAKE OFF FROM DAVID WAYNE HOOKS AIRPORT (DWH) AND WAS DOING TOUCH AND GOES, THEY HAD DONE ONE, THEN ON THE SECOND TOUCH AND GO AT DWH, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPESED FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR. ALL OF THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE UNDER SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. DURING A INVESTIGATION THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND: 1. THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER ON DUTY AT DWH SAID THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE EXTENDED. 2. THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY (LANDING GEAR RETRACTION) WAS BROKEN FROM ITS MOUNTING. 3. THE REAR OF THE NOSE GEAR DOORS WAS GROUND DOWN. 4. THE LANDING GEAR LOCKS WERE NOT BROKEN. 5. THERE WAS NO WING DAMAGE. 6. LEFT AND RIGHT PROPELLER'S WERE Q-TIPED.

Other reports on N7261Y · 1

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