# Incident 20030720031649I: Piper PA24, Johnstown, NY, July 20, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2003, 19:30 local time
- Place: Johnstown, NY
- Airport: Fulton County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9982° N, 74.3296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULTON COUNTY (NY0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9982&lon=-74.3296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5611P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5611P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030720031649I

## Narrative

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

(-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 19871128068669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871128068669A), Nov 28, 1987: Piper PA24 (N5611P), Danville, IL, Substantial damage. Forced landing on highway due to fuel exhaustion. Landed gear up. Substantial damage but no injuries.

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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