# Incident 20001012037619I: Piper PA24260, Melfa, VA, October 12, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2000, 13:00 local time
- Place: Melfa, VA
- Airport: Accomack County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6469° N, 75.7610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ACCOMACK COUNTY (MFV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6469&lon=-75.7610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9471P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9471P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540N1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001012037619I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT HAD AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE PILOT OBSERVED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM THAT IT WAS LOCKED. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR BELLY SKIN DAMAGE AND BENDING BOTH PROPELLER BLADES.

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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