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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Winchester, VA · August 4, 1999

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Date
August 4, 1999 · 16:00 local
Place
Winchester, VA
Airport
Winchester Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8803P
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540D4A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,175 total300 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N8803PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4258 · Built 1965Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Inbound to okv; VFR approach to runway 14; listening to CTAF; announced downwind leg; other person called downwind; trimmed for landing; turned base; others announced left and right base; did not do gump check. Landing uneventful until contact with ground. Gear handle found in down position by FBO personnel (aero service, inc.) but would not lock into position when tested using landing gear motor. Gear did lock using manual emergency extension handle. FAA inspectors found gear cb popped.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INBOUND TO OKV; VFR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 14; LISTENING TO CTAF; ANNOUNCED DOWNWIND LEG; OTHER PERSON CALLED DOWNWIND; TRIMMED FOR LANDING; TURNED BASE; OTHERS ANNOUNCED LEFT AND RIGHT BASE; DID NOT DO GUMP CHECK. LANDING UNEVENTFUL UNTIL CONTACT WITH GROUND. GEAR HANDLE FOUND IN DOWN POSITION BY FBO PERSONNEL (AERO SERVICE, INC.) BUT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO POSITION WHEN TESTED USING LANDING GEAR MOTOR. GEAR DID LOCK USING MANUAL EMERGENCY EXTENSION HANDLE. FAA INSPECTORS FOUND GEAR CB POPPED.