20011215037079I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Montgomery, AL · December 15, 2001

Date: December 15, 2001 · 13:45 local
Place: Montgomery, AL
Airport: Dannelly Field
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N43125
Reported as: Piper PA28151
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N43125Registered now · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7415430 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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) During a training flight, shortly after take off (50'AGL), pilot in command heard a sound as if something had hit the bottom of the aircraft. Pilot requested a fly-by of the tower and was informed by tower personnel that the aircraft had lost its right main landing gear from the upper strut housing to include the lower strut, brake and wheel assembly. Aircraft orbited at 2000' MSL within 5 sm of the airport until fuel in the right tank was depleted. Aircraft safely landed on runway 10 at 16:15. There were no injuries to the occupants and minimal damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT, SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF (50'AGL), PILOT IN COMMAND HEARD A SOUND AS IF SOMETHING HAD HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT REQUESTED A FLY-BY OF THE TOWER AND WAS INFORMED BY TOWER PERSONNEL THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD LOST ITS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FROM THE UPPER STRUT HOUSING TO INCLUDE THE LOWER STRUT, BRAKE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY. AIRCRAFT ORBITED AT 2000' MSL WITHIN 5 SM OF THE AIRPORT UNTIL FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK WAS DEPLETED. AIRCRAFT SAFELY LANDED ON RUNWAY 10 AT 16:15. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS AND MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.