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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Chappell, NE · May 31, 2001

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Date
May 31, 2001 · 17:50 local
Place
Chappell, NE
Airport
Billy G Ray Field
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1960T
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N1960TRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7135173 · Built 1971Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine 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)On final into Billy g. ray field, the pilot put the landing gear in the down position. The pilot stated that the landing gear down and locked illuminated for a safe gear down so he continued on with the landing. While attempting to land on runway 30, the nose landing gear collapsed at approximately 300 feet past the threshold of the runway causing the propeller to strike the ground. The aircraft stayed on the runway for approximately 400 feet before veering off to the right side of the runway. After the aircraft went off of the runway, the right main landing gear collapsed causing the right wing to come in contact with the terrain stopping the aircraft approximately 80 feet from the right side of the runway. Damage to the aircraft consists of both nose landing gear doors broken in half, minor sheet metal damage to the lower portion of the forward fuselage, the propeller is bent from striking the ground, the right outboard flap has damage to trailing edge, and the right eing tip is scuffed with no physical damage to the wing. The total damage to the aircraft is minor in nature and the pilot, the sole occupant was uninjured. The lg system will be further inspected around 6/8/01, and results forwarded.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON FINAL INTO BILLY G. RAY FIELD, THE PILOT PUT THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED ILLUMINATED FOR A SAFE GEAR DOWN SO HE CONTINUED ON WITH THE LANDING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 30, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET PAST THE THRESHOLD OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT STAYED ON THE RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET BEFORE VEERING OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF OF THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE TERRAIN STOPPING THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTS OF BOTH NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS BROKEN IN HALF, MINOR SHEET METAL DAMAGE TO THE LOWER PORTION OF THE FORWARD FUSELAGE, THE PROPELLER IS BENT FROM STRIKING THE GROUND, THE RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP HAS DAMAGE TO TRAILING EDGE, AND THE RIGHT EING TIP IS SCUFFED WITH NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE WING. THE TOTAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS MINOR IN NATURE AND THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS UNINJURED. THE LG SYSTEM WILL BE FURTHER INSPECTED AROUND 6/8/01, AND RESULTS FORWARDED.