# Incident 20020507008079I: Piper PA24250, Lumberton, NC, May 7, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2002, 09:45 local time
- Place: Lumberton, NC
- Airport: Lumberton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6098° N, 79.0595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LUMBERTON RGNL (LBT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6098&lon=-79.0595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7224P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7224P-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 300 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020507008079I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. PHILLIPS STATED THAT WHILE ON APPROACH TO LBT AIRPORT (ILS RWY 5), HE SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN BUT DID NOT CONFIRM THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. HE DID STATE THAT AFTER LOWERING THE GEAR HE FELT THE DRAG ON THE AIRCRAFT THAT IS EXPERIENCED WHEN THE GEAR IS EXTENDED. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP WITH NO INJURIES. DURING INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SCREW AND ATTACHMENT WAS FOUND TORN FROM THE MOUNTING STRUCTURE. THE TRANSMISSION SCREW WAS FOUND IN THE EXTENDED POSITION (ELEVEN THREADS VISIBLE), AND THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE BELLY SKIN, THE PROPELLER, AND THE ENGINE EXHAUST PIPE. THE LANDING GEAR, TIRES, AND DOORS SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT DAMAGE. THE BRAKE CALIPERS OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE OF BOTH R/H AND L/H BRAKES DID SHOW SIGNS OF MINOR SCRAPING DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N7224P (1)

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

- [Incident 19991023032019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991023032019I), Oct 23, 1999: Piper PA24250 (N7224P), Lincoln, GA. (-23) Aircraft leveled off at FL 9500, engine started to vibrate, then pilot had blue smoke in the cockpit. After shutdown, blue smoke dissapated. Pilot opted…

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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