# Incident 19990912018849I: Piper PA28R200, Plattsmouth, NE, September 12, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1999, 12:57 local time
- Place: Plattsmouth, NE
- Airport: Plattsmouth Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9479° N, 95.9173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Plattsmouth Municipal Airport (PMV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9479&lon=-95.9173&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33096, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33096) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990912018849I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON JULY 12, 1999, PIPER PA-28R-200, N33096, SN: 28R-7535121, OPERATED BY THE LEMAY FLIGHT TRAINING CENTER AT OFFUTT AFB, NE, EXPERIENCED A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE RH MLG EXTENSION/RETRACTION SYSTEM DURING CLIMBOUT FROM A TOUCH AND GO AT THE OMAHA MILLARD AIRPORT  (MLE).  VISUAL SURVEY ESTABLISHED THAT THE RH MLG WAS MISPOSITIONED AND PREPARATIONS WERE MADE FOR A SOFT FIELD LANDING AT THE PLATTSMOUTH, NE, MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PMV). THE RH MLG BUCKLED  DURING THE LANDIN ROLLOUT, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RH FLAP TRAILING EDGE.  THE PIC AND STUDENT PILOT REPORT NO INJURY.  SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED A FAILURE OF THE FWD RH MLG ATTACH FITTING PN:  67040-13.

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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