19990428020659I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Sacramento, CA · April 28, 1999

Date: April 28, 1999 · 11:10 local
Place: Sacramento, CA
Airport: Sacramento Metropolitan
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7852P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Reported engine: Lycoming O540A1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 550 total

N7852PRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2013 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3075 · Built 1962 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot selected gear down at lincoln airport. Gear failed to extend. Emergency extension did not extend gear. Pilot landed gear up at smf on runway 34L. Inspection of nose gear showed that it was mechanically jammed in the up position. Owner (SIC) stated that he was having nose strut inflation problems prior to the incident flight. More information to come when records and aircraft can be better inspected.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AT LINCOLN AIRPORT. GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. EMERGENCY EXTENSION DID NOT EXTEND GEAR. PILOT LANDED GEAR UP AT SMF ON RUNWAY 34L. INSPECTION OF NOSE GEAR SHOWED THAT IT WAS MECHANICALLY JAMMED IN THE UP POSITION. OWNER (SIC) STATED THAT HE WAS HAVING NOSE STRUT INFLATION PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT FLIGHT. MORE INFORMATION TO COME WHEN RECORDS AND AIRCRAFT CAN BE BETTER INSPECTED.

Other reports on N7852P · 2

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

Accident 20041102027709ADescent · Ogden, UT(-23) Aircraft was inbound for landing at the Ogden, Utah airport and had been cleared to enter left downwind for runway 34. Approximately 3 miles north of the airport the aircraft reported a problem with the engine and was cleared to land on any runway.…Nov 2, 2004 · Destroyed Incident 19911011052119IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Ogden, UTOdor of exhaust in aircraft on climb. Pilot ill. Emergency landing in field. Oil pan leak. Oil on exhaust system.Oct 11, 1991 · Minor damage