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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Panama City, FL · November 7, 2002

Date: November 7, 2002 · 19:30 local
Place: Panama City, FL
Airport: Panama City-Bay County
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7349Y
Reported as: Piper PA30
Reported engine: Lycoming IO320B1A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 540 total36 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N7349YRegistration cancelled May 5, 2005 · Piper PA-30S/N 30-402 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 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) On the night of November 7, 2002 at 1700 CST, a Piper PA-30 twin commanche - N7349Y, lost electrical power while on approach to Panama City airport (pfn). The aircraft landed on runway 32, and the landing gear collapsed. The pilot and three passengers received no injuries and the aircraft incurred minor damage. The flight originated in columbia south carolina (cae). The control tower was notified of the electrical failure by a crew member with a hand held radio. The control tower confirmed that the aircraft was cleared to land. The pilot heard the landing gear go down, and he saw a faint green indicator light, and further confirmed the position of the gear with a mirror. Once on final for landing, the main gear touched down normal, and then a brisk and loud crashing sound was heard. The gear collapsed and the aircraft slid for four thousand fee. The main gear buckled under the aircraft, damaging the landing gear, propeller, engine, and minor damage to the belly of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON THE NIGHT OF NOVEMBER 7, 2002 AT 1700 CST, A PIPER PA-30 TWIN COMMANCHE - N7349Y, LOST ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE ON APPROACH TO PANAMA CITY AIRPORT (PFN). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 32, AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED MINOR DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA (CAE). THE CONTROL TOWER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE BY A CREW MEMBER WITH A HAND HELD RADIO. THE CONTROL TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND. THE PILOT HEARD THE LANDING GEAR GO DOWN, AND HE SAW A FAINT GREEN INDICATOR LIGHT, AND FURTHER CONFIRMED THE POSITION OF THE GEAR WITH A MIRROR. ONCE ON FINAL FOR LANDING, THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN NORMAL, AND THEN A BRISK AND LOUD CRASHING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID FOR FOUR THOUSAND FEE. THE MAIN GEAR BUCKLED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT, DAMAGING THE LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, ENGINE, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT.