20011225036589I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Hudson, NY · December 25, 2001

Date: December 25, 2001 · 13:50 local
Place: Hudson, NY
Airport: Columbia County Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3977T
Reported as: Piper PA28R180
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 675 total2 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N3977TRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30327 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180 Engine 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) Aircraft lost electrical power 30 miles from Columbia County Airport (1B1). Pilot lowered landing gear by using emergency landing extension procedure. The pilot thought the landing gear was down and locked but did not have any positive indication due to the fact there was no electrical power. After landing the pilot was attempting to turn off the runway and the left main gear collapsed causing minor damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER 30 MILES FROM COLUMBIA COUNTY AIRPORT (1B1). PILOT LOWERED LANDING GEAR BY USING EMERGENCY LANDING EXTENSION PROCEDURE. THE PILOT THOUGHT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED BUT DID NOT HAVE ANY POSITIVE INDICATION DUE TO THE FACT THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL POWER. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.