20050126002409I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · January 26, 2005

Date: January 26, 2005 · 17:10 local
Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N233PG
Reported as: Piper PA32R301
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,043 total300 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

N233PGRegistration cancelled Oct 24, 2014 · Piper PA-32R-301S/N 32R-8013075 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) Engine was running hot and did not perform as expected upon reaching cruise, so the pilot elected to return to the airport. Right main landing gear (MLG) did not indicate down and locked. Pilot requested visual from the tower then landed. Aircraft landed on 27R and the right MLG collapsed. Minor damage to the right wing, flap, main and nose gear, and the propeller, no injury to the pilot or the passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ENGINE WAS RUNNING HOT AND DID NOT PERFORM AS EXPECTED UPON REACHING CRUISE, SO THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR (MLG) DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT REQUESTED VISUAL FROM THE TOWER THEN LANDED. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON 27R AND THE RIGHT MLG COLLAPSED. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, FLAP, MAIN AND NOSE GEAR, AND THE PROPELLER, NO INJURY TO THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER.