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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24 · Fort Huachuca-S, AZ · October 4, 2004

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Date
October 4, 2004 · 19:33 local
Place
Fort Huachuca-S, AZ
Airport
Libby Aaf - Sierra Vista Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7662P
Reported as
Piper PA24
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,250 total1,546 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N7662PRegistered now · Piper PA-24S/N 24-2875 · Built 1961Airframe modelPiper PA-24Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) After completion of a bfr, pilot was attempting to land when he noticed he didn't have a gear safe light on the right main landing gear. Flyby of a border patrol helicopter indicated that it appeared that the right main landing gear was not in the down and locked position. Pilot flew aircraft for another 45 minutes to burn off fuel then proceeded to land at the Sierra Vista, AZ airport. The right main landing gear collapsed on roll-out. Aircraft received minor damage to the right flap trailing edge, right wing tip, and elevator tip on the right side. It was discovered that a bent rod in the right main gear resulted in the inability for the gear to extend to the locked position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER COMPLETION OF A BFR, PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND WHEN HE NOTICED HE DIDN'T HAVE A GEAR SAFE LIGHT ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. FLYBY OF A BORDER PATROL HELICOPTER INDICATED THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. PILOT FLEW AIRCRAFT FOR ANOTHER 45 MINUTES TO BURN OFF FUEL THEN PROCEEDED TO LAND AT THE SIERRA VISTA, AZ AIRPORT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLL-OUT. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FLAP TRAILING EDGE, RIGHT WING TIP, AND ELEVATOR TIP ON THE RIGHT SIDE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A BENT ROD IN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR RESULTED IN THE INABILITY FOR THE GEAR TO EXTEND TO THE LOCKED POSITION.