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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Collinsville, OK · August 31, 2002

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Date
August 31, 2002 · 15:48 local
Place
Collinsville, OK
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N727DS
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,575 total75 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N727DSRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-276 · Built 1958Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot, Mr. James c. brown, stated that he departed river side airport in the am of August 31, 2002. He arrived at airman acres in Collinsville, OK a short time later. Around 11:30 the pilot stated that he departed airman acres, did a touch and go at the nowata airport and then proceeded to miami with the intention of landing. The pilot said that when he placed the gear switch in the lower position, he did not have a green light and did not land. The pilot immediately check the fuse and found it was ok, the ampmeter indicated that the motor was drawing power when the gear switch was cycled either way. The pilot stated that he had around three hours of fuel and elected to return to airman acres. When the pilot arrived at airman acres, he reviewed the emergency gear extension procedures, followed the check list point by point and the gear would not release. The pilot elected to land to the north at airman acres, he came in low and slow, he pulled the mixure and landed. The landing was smooth, and the aircraft skidded about 100YARDS.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT, MR. JAMES C. BROWN, STATED THAT HE DEPARTED RIVER SIDE AIRPORT IN THE AM OF AUGUST 31, 2002. HE ARRIVED AT AIRMAN ACRES IN COLLINSVILLE, OK A SHORT TIME LATER. AROUND 11:30 THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED AIRMAN ACRES, DID A TOUCH AND GO AT THE NOWATA AIRPORT AND THEN PROCEEDED TO MIAMI WITH THE INTENTION OF LANDING. THE PILOT SAID THAT WHEN HE PLACED THE GEAR SWITCH IN THE LOWER POSITION, HE DID NOT HAVE A GREEN LIGHT AND DID NOT LAND. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY CHECK THE FUSE AND FOUND IT WAS OK, THE AMPMETER INDICATED THAT THE MOTOR WAS DRAWING POWER WHEN THE GEAR SWITCH WAS CYCLED EITHER WAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD AROUND THREE HOURS OF FUEL AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO AIRMAN ACRES. WHEN THE PILOT ARRIVED AT AIRMAN ACRES, HE REVIEWED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES, FOLLOWED THE CHECK LIST POINT BY POINT AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND TO THE NORTH AT AIRMAN ACRES, HE CAME IN LOW AND SLOW, HE PULLED THE MIXURE AND LANDED. THE LANDING WAS SMOOTH, AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ABOUT 100YARDS.