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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA28RT201 · San Juan, Puerto Rico · July 24, 2003

Date: July 24, 2003 · 21:56 local
Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport: Isla Grande Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N741AC
Reported as: Piper PA28RT201
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 333 total9 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On July 24, 2003 at 2156 gmt the PIC ricardo quintana before landing had an electrical failure when selecting landing gear extension. He then proceeded with the emergency procedures and had only indication of left gear down. PIC made a low pass and tower indicated that the gears appears to be all down. The pilot decided to land with precaution, he touched first with the left gear and felt the right gear slipping away he held the right wing up until he lost airspeed and the wing touched the runway. The pilot and two passengers evacuated with no further incident. Aircraft sustained minor damages.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 24, 2003 AT 2156 GMT THE PIC RICARDO QUINTANA BEFORE LANDING HAD AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHEN SELECTING LANDING GEAR EXTENSION. HE THEN PROCEEDED WITH THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND HAD ONLY INDICATION OF LEFT GEAR DOWN. PIC MADE A LOW PASS AND TOWER INDICATED THAT THE GEARS APPEARS TO BE ALL DOWN. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND WITH PRECAUTION, HE TOUCHED FIRST WITH THE LEFT GEAR AND FELT THE RIGHT GEAR SLIPPING AWAY HE HELD THE RIGHT WING UP UNTIL HE LOST AIRSPEED AND THE WING TOUCHED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS EVACUATED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGES.