20050921023139I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Salt Lake City, UT · September 21, 2005

Date: September 21, 2005 · 10:30 local
Place: Salt Lake City, UT
Airport: Salt Lake City International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8134P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total5,000 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N8134PRegistration cancelled May 7, 2019 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3387 · Built 1963 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine 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) As the pilot approached slc and selected gear down, the landing gear only extended half way. Gear was retracted and extended again with the same results. Pilot used emergency landing gear extension bar to fully extend the gear but did not get a green light to indicate down and locked. After roll out on the runway the gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded 500 feet to a stop. After the aircraft was lifted from the runway, maintenance used the emergency gear extension handle and successfully lowered and locked the gear in place. The aircraft was then towed to the hangar.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AS THE PILOT APPROACHED SLC AND SELECTED GEAR DOWN, THE LANDING GEAR ONLY EXTENDED HALF WAY. GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND EXTENDED AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULTS. PILOT USED EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION BAR TO FULLY EXTEND THE GEAR BUT DID NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT TO INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. AFTER ROLL OUT ON THE RUNWAY THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED 500 FEET TO A STOP. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED FROM THE RUNWAY, MAINTENANCE USED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE AND SUCCESSFULLY LOWERED AND LOCKED THE GEAR IN PLACE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED TO THE HANGAR.