# Incident 20020407005049I: Piper PA24260, Portland, ME, April 7, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2002
- Place: Portland, ME
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6332° N, 70.1853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6332&lon=-70.1853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9140P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9140P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020407005049I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON LANDING, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STARTED TO COLLAPSE. AFTER HITTING A LITTLE HARD, PILOT ADDED POWER AND TOOK OFF AGAIN. ATTEMPTED TO GET GEAR DOWN WITHOUT SUCCESS. PILOT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED WITH RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, FOUND THE RIGHT GEAR CONTROL ARM IN WHEEL WELL BENT.

## Other reports on N9140P (1)

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

- [Incident 19911202061829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911202061829I), Dec 2, 1991: Piper PA24260 (N9140P), Houston, TX. Pilot noticed a discharge on ammeter. Lost all electrical power. Precautionary landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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