20041112030649I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · Petaluma, CA · November 12, 2004

Date: November 12, 2004 · 13:30 local
Place: Petaluma, CA
Airport: Petaluma Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N533JT
Reported as: Piper PA32R301T
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 433 total324 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

N533JTRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301TS/N 3257198 · Built 2001 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301T Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On November 12, 2004, at 1300 local, pilot made a gear-up landing at Petaluma Municipal Airport (O69) on runway 29 in aircraft N533JT, Piper, PA-32R-301T. Pilot stated: the landing gear handle was in the down position and all three landing lights were on. The mains hit the runway normally and the nose landing gear began to drop. The right main gear collapsed followed by the nose. The prop struck the ground, the aircraft skidded across the ground and went off runway to the right. Pilot incurred no injuries and aircraft sustained minor and some major damage. No structural damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 12, 2004, AT 1300 LOCAL, PILOT MADE A GEAR-UP LANDING AT PETALUMA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (O69) ON RUNWAY 29 IN AIRCRAFT N533JT, PIPER, PA-32R-301T. PILOT STATED: THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION AND ALL THREE LANDING LIGHTS WERE ON. THE MAINS HIT THE RUNWAY NORMALLY AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BEGAN TO DROP. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE. THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ACROSS THE GROUND AND WENT OFF RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. PILOT INCURRED NO INJURIES AND AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR AND SOME MAJOR DAMAGE. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.