# Incident 20030320003789I: Piper PA28R200, Las Vegas, NV, March 20, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2003, 18:44 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139DM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N139DM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 14 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030320003789I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 20, 2003 AT APPROX 1844 PST, A PA-28R-200 S/N 28R-35262, WHILE LANDING ON RWY 7 AT NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV AIRPORT (VGT), LANDED WITH THE NLG EXTENDED BUT THE MLG IN TRANSIT. A/C SETTLED UPON TAIL TIEDOWN FITTING AND NLG, TRAVELED 4-500 FT AND DEPARTED LEFT SIDE OF RWY AT +/- 2500 FT REMAINING POINT. A/C HAD MINOR DAMAGE TO L/H WING, AILERON AND FLAP; TAIL TIEDOWN AND R/H WING TIP. UPON A/C RECOVERY BOTH MLG EXTENDED NORMALLY. IT WAS NOTED THE NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT TO THE DOWNLOCK ASSY WAS BROKEN. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT PIC NEVER USED CHECKLIST AND NEVER SELECTED GEAR DOWN. A/C AUTO LG EXTENSION SYSTEM TRIED TO EXTEND THE LG BUT A/C WAS TOO CLOSE TO RWY FOR FULL MLG EXTENSION. A/C SYSTEM OPERATED AS DESIGNED AND LOWERED LG UPON DECREASE OF A/S BELOW +/- 80 KTS WITH THROTTLE BELOW 14" MAP.

## Other reports on N139DM (1)

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

- [Incident 20220104002509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220104002509I), Jan 4, 2022: Piper PA-28R-200 (N139DM), El Monte, CA, Minor damage. On jan 4, 2022 around 2354Z, a Piper PA-28R-200, N139DM registered to [privacy data omitted] was on an air tour flight, when[privacy data omitted] (PIC)…

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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