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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Van Nuys, CA · January 10, 2000

Date: January 10, 2000 · 17:14 local
Place: Van Nuys, CA
Airport: Van Nuys Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N33863
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360C1C
Pilot’s flight hours: 370 total15 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N33863Registered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7535208 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)Pilot stated that on downwind to runway 16R at Van Nuys the three green lights for the gear "flickered". He recycled the gear and got three steady green lights. He made a normal approach and landing and at about 70 knots the gear collapsed. Owner of the flight school, privacy data omitted, stated that when airplane was raised, the gear came down and three green lights were observed. Airplane was towed to "blue skies" on its gear. Damage pattern on the airplane indicates that the airplane was landed gear up.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT STATED THAT ON DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 16R AT VAN NUYS THE THREE GREEN LIGHTS FOR THE GEAR "FLICKERED". HE RECYCLED THE GEAR AND GOT THREE STEADY GREEN LIGHTS. HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING AND AT ABOUT 70 KNOTS THE GEAR COLLAPSED. OWNER OF THE FLIGHT SCHOOL, ^PRIVACY DATA OM^, STATED THAT WHEN AIRPLANE WAS RAISED, THE GEAR CAME DOWN AND THREE GREEN LIGHTS WERE OBSERVED. AIRPLANE WAS TOWED TO "BLUE SKIES" ON ITS GEAR. DAMAGE PATTERN ON THE AIRPLANE INDICATES THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED GEAR UP.

Other reports on N33863 · 2

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

Incident 19990303012829IGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Boulder City, NVAirman, while landing at Boulder City airport realized his landing gear was not down, applied power, went around and landed normally. During the go around, both prop tips were damaged from striking th runway.Mar 3, 1999 · Minor damage Incident 19810803052429ILevel Off Touchdown · Oakland, CALanded wheels up. Failed to use check list. Gear horn inoperative.Aug 3, 1981 · Minor damage