# Accident 19990908035529A: Piper PA24250, Naples, FL, September 8, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1999, 14:17 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1494° N, 81.7408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1494&lon=-81.7408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N980AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N980AC-2002-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C1B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 727 total, 1 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990908035529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA99LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA265), Sep 8, 1999: Piper PA-24-250 (N980AC), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N980AC (2)

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

- [Accident 20000716040769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000716040769A), Jul 16, 2000: Piper PA24250 (N980AC), Immokalee, FL, Substantial damage. (.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…
- [Incident 19970705023139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970705023139I), Jul 5, 1997: Piper PA24250 (N980AC), Naples, FL, Minor damage. Select gear down no greens transit only. Unable lockdown. Tried hold handle down. Gear collapsed landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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