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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24 · Coeur D Alene, ID · May 9, 2004

Date: May 9, 2004 · 16:30 local
Place: Coeur D Alene, ID
Airport: Coeur D Alene Air Term Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N180BC
Reported as: Piper PA24
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total

N180BCRegistration cancelled Sep 16, 2023 · Piper PA-24S/N 24-1233 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-24 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot had purchased the aircraft on 5/08/04 and was flying home to new kent, VA 23124-2622. When he tried to land at Coeur d'Alene, ID for fuel, he experienced a landing gear failure and then smoke in the cockpit. The gear would not come down-and the aircraft landed with the gear up. No attempt was made at an emergency gear extension. The propeller (two bladed) was curled up, spinner cap was split and several screws missing. The underside of the fuselage was scratched and gouged which would take some heavy maintenance.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT HAD PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT ON 5/08/04 AND WAS FLYING HOME TO NEW KENT, VA 23124-2622. WHEN HE TRIED TO LAND AT COEUR D'ALENE, ID FOR FUEL, HE EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR FAILURE AND THEN SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN-AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE AT AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION. THE PROPELLER (TWO BLADED) WAS CURLED UP, SPINNER CAP WAS SPLIT AND SEVERAL SCREWS MISSING. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE WAS SCRATCHED AND GOUGED WHICH WOULD TAKE SOME HEAVY MAINTENANCE.

Other reports on N180BC · 2

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

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