20001001016679I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Albia, IA · October 1, 2000

Date: October 1, 2000 · 13:00 local
Place: Albia, IA
Airport: Albia Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7494P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,394 total

N7494PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2689 · Built 1961 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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)privacy data omittedwas landing on runway 13 the airplane touched down, then became airborne again. When the a/c touched down the second time the landing gear collapsed.privacy data omittedThe mechanic who inspected the a/c said "the damage to the landing gear motor and gearbox drive assembly is consistent with a hard landing, possibly nose wheel first".privacy data omittedHe did not think the landing was a hard landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)^PRIVACY D^WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 13 THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, THEN BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. WHEN THE A/C TOUCHED DOWN THE SECOND TIME THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.^PRIVACY DATA OMI^THE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE A/C SAID "THE DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR AND GEARBOX DRIVE ASSEMBLY IS CONSISTENT WITH A HARD LANDING, POSSIBLY NOSE WHEEL FIRST".^PRIVACY DATA OMI^HE DID NOT THINK THE LANDING WAS A HARD LANDING.