# Incident 20040821019079I: Piper PA24, Homestead, FL, August 21, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2004, 11:39 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Homestead Genrl Aviation Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55UA-2018-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 194 total, 90 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040821019079I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND DID NOT GET A GEAR DOWN INDICATION. THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES (MANUAL EXTENTION) TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND THE GEAR. THE PILOT THEN CALLED THE HOMESTEAD TOWER (HST), DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ACCOMPLISHED A BELLY LANDING IN THE GRASSY AREA ON THE NORTH SIDE OF RUNWAY NINE AT KX51. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR EXTEND/RETRACT CABLE, BEARING ROD END WAS BROKEN. THE BROKEN ROD END ALLOWED THE UNCONNECTED EXTEND/RETRACT CABLE TO JAM THE LANDING GEAR AND CAUSE THE GEAR TO NOT EXTEND FROM THE WHEEL WELL.

## Other reports on N55UA (3)

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

- [Accident 20160326020959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160326020959A), Mar 26, 2016: Piper PA-24 (N55UA), Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. N55UA was in the parking area between runway 18 and runway 10 when the pilot attempted to hand prop the PA-24 due to a low battery. The pilot stated he set the…
- [Accident 19860810038629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860810038629A), Aug 10, 1986: Piper PA24 (N55UA), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. The gear failed to fully extend normally or manually and collapsed on landing. System was found to be binding.
- [Incident 19821105067969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821105067969I), Nov 5, 1982: Piper PA24 (N55UA), Sarasota, FL, Minor damage. Pilot landed with gear up. Warning horn operating normally. Distracted by faulty airspeed indicator.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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