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FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Philadelphia, PA · November 12, 2003

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Date
November 12, 2003 · 07:00 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Airport
Northeast Philadelphia
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
NAHA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N20AN
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total120 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N20ANRegistration cancelled Jun 12, 2013 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-4693 · Built 1971Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot stated, depart williamsport regional (ipt) to Northeast Philadelphia (pne). Takeoff and flight were routine. In IMC conditions, cleared for approach, at outer marker extended landing. At this point all indications were normal. On short final, checked gear and saw middle landing gear light was out. Executed missed approach and retracted landing gear and flaps. Extended gear again and failure to get a three green lights. Went through emergency procedures to extend gear and also blew the CO2 bottle as I was once again cleared for ILS 24 approach. After verifying that I had three green landing gear lights, he landed and rolled down the runway on what seemed like a normal roll out. During roll out left wing started to slowly drop to the ground and the aircraft came to a stop a few seconds later. Notified tower of what happened and shut the master switch off before safely exiting the aircraft. Investigation noted a failed left gear door actuator. M&d submitted by operator. This incident considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED, DEPART WILLIAMSPORT REGIONAL (IPT) TO NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (PNE). TAKEOFF AND FLIGHT WERE ROUTINE. IN IMC CONDITIONS, CLEARED FOR APPROACH, AT OUTER MARKER EXTENDED LANDING. AT THIS POINT ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. ON SHORT FINAL, CHECKED GEAR AND SAW MIDDLE LANDING GEAR LIGHT WAS OUT. EXECUTED MISSED APPROACH AND RETRACTED LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS. EXTENDED GEAR AGAIN AND FAILURE TO GET A THREE GREEN LIGHTS. WENT THROUGH EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO EXTEND GEAR AND ALSO BLEW THE CO2 BOTTLE AS I WAS ONCE AGAIN CLEARED FOR ILS 24 APPROACH. AFTER VERIFYING THAT I HAD THREE GREEN LANDING GEAR LIGHTS, HE LANDED AND ROLLED DOWN THE RUNWAY ON WHAT SEEMED LIKE A NORMAL ROLL OUT. DURING ROLL OUT LEFT WING STARTED TO SLOWLY DROP TO THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP A FEW SECONDS LATER. NOTIFIED TOWER OF WHAT HAPPENED AND SHUT THE MASTER SWITCH OFF BEFORE SAFELY EXITING THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION NOTED A FAILED LEFT GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR. M&D SUBMITTED BY OPERATOR. THIS INCIDENT CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N20AN · 1

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

Incident 20010815027969IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Philadelphia, PA(-23) Owner stated the nose landing gear indication became unsafe after takeoff. Aircraft returned to the airport. Nose gear collapsed after aircraft landed and turned onto the taxiway. It appears the nose gear strut failed at the attach weldment to the steel…Aug 15, 2001 · Minor damage