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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · St Louis, MO · August 10, 2003

Date: August 10, 2003 · 16:55 local
Place: St Louis, MO
Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N38171
Reported as: Piper PA32R300

N38171Registration cancelled Oct 8, 2009 · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780392 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Landing gear was selected to down position for landing. They did not get a down and lock indication for the left hand main landing gear. Several failed attempts were made to get the landing gear to the down and locked position. They did a fly-by the tower for a visual check on the position of the landing gear and it appeared to the tower that it was down. During final approach they shut down the engine and landed. Upon landing the gear stayed in the down position for a short time, then collapsed. Minor damage occurred to the left hand wing tip and aileron. The left hand flap received the most damage. Maintenance is in the process of correcting the malfunction and repairing the damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED TO DOWN POSITION FOR LANDING. THEY DID NOT GET A DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION FOR THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR. SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO GET THE LANDING GEAR TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THEY DID A FLY-BY THE TOWER FOR A VISUAL CHECK ON THE POSITION OF THE LANDING GEAR AND IT APPEARED TO THE TOWER THAT IT WAS DOWN. DURING FINAL APPROACH THEY SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND LANDED. UPON LANDING THE GEAR STAYED IN THE DOWN POSITION FOR A SHORT TIME, THEN COLLAPSED. MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE LEFT HAND WING TIP AND AILERON. THE LEFT HAND FLAP RECEIVED THE MOST DAMAGE. MAINTENANCE IS IN THE PROCESS OF CORRECTING THE MALFUNCTION AND REPAIRING THE DAMAGE.

Other reports on N38171 · 2

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

Accident 20090626011809ATakeoff · Osceola, MO(-23) On June 26, 2009, approximately 0904 central daylight time, a Piper PA-32R-300, serial number 32R-7780392, N38171 airplane, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near gaston's resort, lakeview Arkansas. The airplane was registered to propaire inc.,…Jun 26, 2009 · Destroyed · 2 fatal Incident 19910912050199ITouch And Go Landing · St Louis, MOOn a touch and go landing pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.Sep 12, 1991 · Minor damage