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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24 · Johnstown, NY · July 20, 2003

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Date
July 20, 2003 · 19:30 local
Place
Johnstown, NY
Airport
Fulton County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5611P
Reported as
Piper PA24
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N5611PRegistered now · Piper PA-24S/N 24-679 · Built 1959Airframe modelPiper PA-24Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 07/20/2003 at approximately 1930 EDT, PA-24 N5611P was engaged in a training flight. Mr. R. Edwards was the pilot under instruction (pui) and Mr. F. Puglia was the instructor (ip). Their 8th landing of the training event ended in a gear up landing. The landing gear system had, apparently, failed. Neither pilot recognized the failure or took steps to mitigate it. After a thorough inspection of the aircraft, inspector observed landing gear jackscrew assembly detached from its mounting support. Further, support assembly was observed with ten sheared rivets. Also, bulkhead for jackscrew was severely damaged. Inspection of the right main landing gear revealed landing gear control rod assembly bent at approximately 20 degrees, with slight damage to the rear side of forward spar and wheel axle cover. Fuselage undercarriage was observed with substantial damage to skin, and antenna's. nose wheel, and lower cowling also exhibited damage. Extensive damage was sustained to the propeller. As a result, there was sudden stoppage to the engine. privacy data omitted This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 07/20/2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 EDT, PA-24 N5611P WAS ENGAGED IN A TRAINING FLIGHT. MR. R. EDWARDS WAS THE PILOT UNDER INSTRUCTION (PUI) AND MR. F. PUGLIA WAS THE INSTRUCTOR (IP). THEIR 8TH LANDING OF THE TRAINING EVENT ENDED IN A GEAR UP LANDING. THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM HAD, APPARENTLY, FAILED. NEITHER PILOT RECOGNIZED THE FAILURE OR TOOK STEPS TO MITIGATE IT. AFTER A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, INSPECTOR OBSERVED LANDING GEAR JACKSCREW ASSEMBLY DETACHED FROM ITS MOUNTING SUPPORT. FURTHER, SUPPORT ASSEMBLY WAS OBSERVED WITH TEN SHEARED RIVETS. ALSO, BULKHEAD FOR JACKSCREW WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR REVEALED LANDING GEAR CONTROL ROD ASSEMBLY BENT AT APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES, WITH SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE REAR SIDE OF FORWARD SPAR AND WHEEL AXLE COVER. FUSELAGE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS OBSERVED WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO SKIN, AND ANTENNA'S. NOSE WHEEL, AND LOWER COWLING ALSO EXHIBITED DAMAGE. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE PROPELLER. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS SUDDEN STOPPAGE TO THE ENGINE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N5611P · 1

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

Accident 19871128068669ALevel Off Touchdown · Danville, ILForced landing on highway due to fuel exhaustion. Landed gear up. Substantial damage but no injuries.Nov 28, 1987 · Substantial damage