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FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Naples, FL · September 8, 1999

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Date
September 8, 1999 · 14:17 local
Place
Naples, FL
Airport
Naples Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N980AC
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA99LA265
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C1B5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
727 total1 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days
N980ACRegistration cancelled Mar 1, 2002 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3359 · Built 1962Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine 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.

(-23) See attached sheets (there were no attached sheets to insert for narrative. (.4) the pilot completed a before landing check and lowered the landing gear. She did not observe a green light and recycled the landing gear with negative results. She contacted the control tower and was advised that a medical evacuation aircraft was close by. The medical evacuation pilot and the control tower subsequently advised the pilot that the landing gear appeared to be down. The pilot did not conduct the manual gear extension procedures listed in the checklist and continued with the landing. The landing gear collapsed on landing rollout. Examination of the airplane revealed the strobe and navigation lights were on. When the navigation lights are 'on' the landing gear light is dimmed for night operation. When the navigation light was turned off, the landing gear indicator light went to the full bright position. The aircraft was placed on jacks during recovery and the landing gear was extended using the manual gear extension. A functional check of the landing gear warning horn and light system was completed with negative results. The pilot received a 1.2 hour check out in the airplane before t he accident flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SEE ATTACHED SHEETS (THERE WERE NO ATTACHED SHEETS TO INSERT FOR NARRATIVE. (.4) THE PILOT COMPLETED A BEFORE LANDING CHECK AND LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR. SHE DID NOT OBSERVE A GREEN LIGHT AND RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. SHE CONTACTED THE CONTROL TOWER AND WAS ADVISED THAT A MEDICAL EVACUATION AIRCRAFT WAS CLOSE BY. THE MEDICAL EVACUATION PILOT AND THE CONTROL TOWER SUBSEQUENTLY ADVISED THE PILOT THAT THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THE PILOT DID NOT CONDUCT THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES LISTED IN THE CHECKLIST AND CONTINUED WITH THE LANDING. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE STROBE AND NAVIGATION LIGHTS WERE ON. WHEN THE NAVIGATION LIGHTS ARE 'ON' THE LANDING GEAR LIGHT IS DIMMED FOR NIGHT OPERATION. WHEN THE NAVIGATION LIGHT WAS TURNED OFF, THE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT WENT TO THE FULL BRIGHT POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS DURING RECOVERY AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED USING THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN AND LIGHT SYSTEM WAS COMPLETED WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THE PILOT RECEIVED A 1.2 HOUR CHECK OUT IN THE AIRPLANE BEFORE T HE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA99LA265Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNaples, FLThe pilot's failure to perform manual gear extension procedures with a suspected unsafe landing gear indication which resulted in a collapse of the main landing gear on landing rollout. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of total experience in kind…Sep 8, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N980AC · 2

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

Accident 20000716040769AForced/Precautionary Landing · Immokalee, FL(.4) At departure, the airplane had been operated for 1.8 hours since fueling. The pilot rated student (student) had not received systems ground instruction but preflighted the airplane. Fuel was noted in the right main fuel tank; he intended on inquiring…Jul 16, 2000 · Substantial damageIncident 19970705023139IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Naples, FLSelect gear down no greens transit only. Unable lockdown. Tried hold handle down. Gear collapsed landing.Jul 5, 1997 · Minor damage