# Incident 20020830030809I: Piper PA28RT201, Tucson, AZ, August 30, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2002, 18:46 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1171° N, 110.9415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TUCSON INTL (TUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1171&lon=-110.9415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2136E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2136E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020830030809I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APPROACH TO TUS GEAR WAS PLACED DOWN AND THE RIGHT GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND STILL INDICATED UNSAFE A FLY BY WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE TOWER INDICATED THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN EMERGENCY DOWN WITH NO CHANGE THE LIGHT WAS SWAPPED WITH NO CHANGE. UPON LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FLAP AND AILERON AND WING SKIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO P10 FOR REPAIRS WHERE FAA WITNESSES A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. THE GEAR WAS AGAIN TESTED AFTER RESEALING THE MAIN GEAR ACTUATORS AND THE RIGHT MAIN FAILED TO LOCK IN THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION TEST. THE DOWN LOCK TURNBUCKLE WAS ADJUSTED AND ALL TEST FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. REQUEST THE MAINTENANCE PROVIDERS SUBMIT AN M&D REPORT ON THEIR FINDINGS.

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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