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FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Sterling, CO · August 21, 2004

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Date
August 21, 2004 · 19:45 local
Place
Sterling, CO
Airport
Crosson Field Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5975P
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN04LA129
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
180 total32 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days
N5975PRegistration cancelled Aug 21, 2007 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1068 · Built 1959Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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 stated on approach the gear would not come down, he reset hte breaker several times and recycled the gear handle a number of times without success. He then lowered the gear by hand, got the down and locked indication and landed normal. The gear collapsed on landing and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED ON APPROACH THE GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN, HE RESET HTE BREAKER SEVERAL TIMES AND RECYCLED THE GEAR HANDLE A NUMBER OF TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. HE THEN LOWERED THE GEAR BY HAND, GOT THE DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION AND LANDED NORMAL. THE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN04LA129Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSterling, COthe failure of the landing gear extension system for undetermined reasons.Aug 22, 2004 · Destroyed