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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA24180 · Pell City, AL · February 9, 2002

Date: February 9, 2002 · 12:19 local
Place: Pell City, AL
Airport: St Clair County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7807P
Reported as: Piper PA24180
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total40 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N7807PRegistration cancelled Sep 9, 2019 · Piper PA-24S/N 24-3026 Airframe modelPiper PA-24 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot states while on approach for landing at Pell City airport, tried to extend gear and it sounded as though gear came down. Did not visually verify gear down indication due to lighting conditions, and does not know if gear warning sounded. Gear was partially down and collapsed on landing with minor damage. Left and right main gear brake assemblies show damage caused by contact with runway surface. Pilot states that he did not try manual extension of landing gear, believing gear was down. After coming to a complete stop, while exiting, noticed landing gear motor circuit breaker was popped.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATES WHILE ON APPROACH FOR LANDING AT PELL CITY AIRPORT, TRIED TO EXTEND GEAR AND IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH GEAR CAME DOWN. DID NOT VISUALLY VERIFY GEAR DOWN INDICATION DUE TO LIGHTING CONDITIONS, AND DOES NOT KNOW IF GEAR WARNING SOUNDED. GEAR WAS PARTIALLY DOWN AND COLLAPSED ON LANDING WITH MINOR DAMAGE. LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR BRAKE ASSEMBLIES SHOW DAMAGE CAUSED BY CONTACT WITH RUNWAY SURFACE. PILOT STATES THAT HE DID NOT TRY MANUAL EXTENSION OF LANDING GEAR, BELIEVING GEAR WAS DOWN. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, WHILE EXITING, NOTICED LANDING GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED.