20010713018649I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Truckee, CA · July 13, 2001

Date: July 13, 2001 · 10:45 local
Place: Truckee, CA
Airport: Truckee-Tahoe Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6517P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,100 total200 in the last 90 days

N6517PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1639 · Built 1959 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) The flight instructor and student had completed five takeoffs and lnadings on runway 28 at the Truckee airport. On the sixth approach to landing, the flight instructor stated the landing gear was down and locked (green light) and the flaps were full down. The aircraft settled onto the center line of the runway smoothly with no tipping either forward or sideways. The flight instructor and student pilot exited the aircraft with no injuries. On scene investigation of this aircraft revealed no damage to the flaps, landing gear doors, wheels or any related systems. The landing gear operated normally (up and down ) while the aircraft was on jacks. The landing gear warning horn was found to be inoperative after the incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT HAD COMPLETED FIVE TAKEOFFS AND LNADINGS ON RUNWAY 28 AT THE TRUCKEE AIRPORT. ON THE SIXTH APPROACH TO LANDING, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED (GREEN LIGHT) AND THE FLAPS WERE FULL DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY SMOOTHLY WITH NO TIPPING EITHER FORWARD OR SIDEWAYS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION OF THIS AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO DAMAGE TO THE FLAPS, LANDING GEAR DOORS, WHEELS OR ANY RELATED SYSTEMS. THE LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY (UP AND DOWN ) WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON JACKS. THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE AFTER THE INCIDENT.