# Incident 20010508010389I: Piper PA30, Topeka, KS, May 8, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2001, 18:36 local time
- Place: Topeka, KS
- Airport: Philip Billard Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0688° N, 95.6224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILIP BILLARD MUNI (TOP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0688&lon=-95.6224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8353Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8353Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,385 total, 6,785 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010508010389I

## Narrative

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

(-23)AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN 'GEAR UP' WAS SELECTED, THE GEAR MOVED ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE AND THEN STOPPED. THEN, THE PILOT SELECTED 'DOWN', BUT DID NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT. HE FLEW FROM WAVERLY, TN, WITH THE GEAR IN THAT POSITION.  WHEN HE ARRIVED AT TOPEKA, HE ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR MANUALLY.  HE DID NOT KNOW THE CORRECT PROCEDURE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE GEAR NOT BEING IN THE LOCKED DOWN POSITION.  AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, AS THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPLIED TO THE GEAR, THE LANDING GEAR FOLDED.  ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A MECHANICAL REASON FOR THE ORIGINAL FAILURE, IF THE PILOT HAD USED THE CORRECT MANUAL GEAR EXTENTSION PROCEDURE, THE LANDING WOULD HAVE BEEN NORMAL.  THE PILOT'S MEDICAL CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED ON MARCH 31, 2001.

## Other reports on N8353Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19800828037909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800828037909A), Aug 28, 1980: Piper PA30 (N8353Y), Valdosta, GA, Substantial damage. Gear retracted during takeoff run. Suspect gear selector in up position.

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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