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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-160 · Ft Worth, TX · January 9, 2002

Date: January 9, 2002 · 11:17 local
Place: Ft Worth, TX
Airport: Fort Worth Alliance Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3289P
Reported as: Piper PA23160
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total100 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N3289PRegistration cancelled Jul 20, 2017 · Piper PA-23-160S/N 23-1239 · Built 1957 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-160 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On January 9, 2002 at approximately 1700Z time, a Piper PA-23-160, registration number N3289P, flown by Mr. Anthony hodge, FAA certificated private pilot, departed hicks airport (T67) on a local pleasure flight. The pilot reported that the gear up safe light failed to illuminate after takeoff when the gear retraction lever was activated. The pilot reported that, after cycling the landing gear several times, he could not determine if the landing gear was in a safe position for landing, he elected to land that aircraft at Fort Worth Alliance Airport. Upon landing at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport, the right main landing gear partially collapsed, and the landing was completed without further incident. Investigation of the landing gear showed evidence of failure of the landing gear drag link and associated hardware. The owner operator will submit a m or d report to document the failure of associated parts. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 9, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 1700Z TIME, A PIPER PA-23-160, REGISTRATION NUMBER N3289P, FLOWN BY MR. ANTHONY HODGE, FAA CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, DEPARTED HICKS AIRPORT (T67) ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE GEAR UP SAFE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN THE GEAR RETRACTION LEVER WAS ACTIVATED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, AFTER CYCLING THE LANDING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, HE COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN A SAFE POSITION FOR LANDING, HE ELECTED TO LAND THAT AIRCRAFT AT FORT WORTH ALLIANCE AIRPORT. UPON LANDING AT THE FORT WORTH ALLIANCE AIRPORT, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED, AND THE LANDING WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SHOWED EVIDENCE OF FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR DRAG LINK AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE. THE OWNER OPERATOR WILL SUBMIT A M OR D REPORT TO DOCUMENT THE FAILURE OF ASSOCIATED PARTS. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N3289P · 2

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

Accident 20040109007659ATakeoff Ground Roll · Fort Worth, TX(-23) On January 9, 2004, at 1530 CDT, a Piper apache PA-23-160, N3289P, owned by [privacy data omitted] impacted a hangar and two parked aircraft on takeoff from runway 32 at Hicks airport, Fort Worth, Texas. VFR flight conditions prevailed and a flight plan…Jan 9, 2004 · Destroyed Incident 19960803030139ILevel Off Touchdown · Ft Worth, TXNarrative: on 08-03-96, at 0750 CDT, a Piper apache PA-23-160, N3289P, owned by Mr. Anthony w. hodge, [privacy data omitted] landed gear up on runway 32 at hicks airport, fort Worth, Texas. VFR flight conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The…Aug 3, 1996 · Minor damage