20040215006669I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Rockford, IL · February 15, 2004

Date: February 15, 2004 · 13:21 local
Place: Rockford, IL
Airport: Greater Rockford
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7074Y
Reported as: Piper PA30
Reported engine: Lycoming IO320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N7074YRegistered now · Piper PA-30S/N 30-87 · Built 1963 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed rfd, flew to jvl and landed without incident. Departed jvl for dbq and upon landing, retractable landing gear on PA-30, N7074Y would not fully extend. Pilot decided to return to rfd where PIC was not successful in his attempted emergency gear extension. PIC flew by rfd ATCT and was advised by tower controller that the gear did not appear to be fully down. N7404Y was landed and gear collapsed on runway one at rfd. There were no injuries to the sole occupant of N7404Y and only minor damage was incurred to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED RFD, FLEW TO JVL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DEPARTED JVL FOR DBQ AND UPON LANDING, RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR ON PA-30, N7074Y WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND. PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO RFD WHERE PIC WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN HIS ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION. PIC FLEW BY RFD ATCT AND WAS ADVISED BY TOWER CONTROLLER THAT THE GEAR DID NOT APPEAR TO BE FULLY DOWN. N7404Y WAS LANDED AND GEAR COLLAPSED ON RUNWAY ONE AT RFD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF N7404Y AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE WAS INCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT.