19990430021859I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Lafayette, LA · April 30, 1999

Date: April 30, 1999 · 08:40 local
Place: Lafayette, LA
Airport: Lafayette Regional
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9153P
Reported as: Piper PA24260
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 250 total120 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N9153PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4639 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-5)Pilot stated that he selected gear down prior to landing. He thought gear was down. Only upon landing did he realize that the gear did not fully extend. Pilot did not check landing gear position light prior to landing. After landing pilot noted landing gear circuit breaker was popped. Reason for popped circuit breaker unknown at this time. Aircraft was placed on jacks and landing gear was cycled 6 times without any problems. Unable to determine why landing gear did not extend.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)PILOT STATED THAT HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING. HE THOUGHT GEAR WAS DOWN. ONLY UPON LANDING DID HE REALIZE THAT THE GEAR DID NOT FULLY EXTEND. PILOT DID NOT CHECK LANDING GEAR POSITION LIGHT PRIOR TO LANDING. AFTER LANDING PILOT NOTED LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED. REASON FOR POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS AND LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED 6 TIMES WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND.