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Date
October 27, 2004 · 20:00 local
Place
Melbourne, FL
Airport
Melbourne Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N774FT
Reported as
Piper PA28R201
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total30 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Traffic pattern work. Pilot cleared for takeoff. Upon gear retraction, red unsafe light remained illuminated, pilot departed pattern but was unable to lower gear without red light going out. She elected to land and upon touch down left gear collapsed. Drag link bolt sheared.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) TRAFFIC PATTERN WORK. PILOT CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF. UPON GEAR RETRACTION, RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, PILOT DEPARTED PATTERN BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR WITHOUT RED LIGHT GOING OUT. SHE ELECTED TO LAND AND UPON TOUCH DOWN LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. DRAG LINK BOLT SHEARED.