# Incident 20050923022129I: Piper PA24250, El Cajon, CA, September 23, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2005, 09:14 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N642SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N642SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050923022129I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON 9/23/05 N642SW, A PIPER AIRCRAFT MODEL PA-24-250, WAS LANDING RUNWAY 27R, GILLESPIE FIELD EL CAJON, CA. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT STATED THAT RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO LOCK DOWN. THE SEE TOWER CONFIRMED RT GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. REVIEW OF N642SW MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVEALED THAT A NEW RIGHT MAIN GEAR CONDUIT (PUSH PULL CABLE) HAD BEEN INSTALLED DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION CONDUCTED ON 05/12/05. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT BULKHEAD JAM NUTS USED TO SECURE THE RIGHT PUSH PULL CABLE TO THE FUSELAGE HAD DISENGAGED ALLOWING THE ENTIRE CABLE ASSEMBLY TO MOVE. THIS CONDITION PREVENTED THE RIGHT GEAR TO FULLY EXTEND. THE PIPER PA-24 SERVICE MANUAL INDICATES THAT BOTH AFT AND FORWARD JAM NUTS BE SAFELY WIRED. NO SAFETY WIRE WAS PRESENT.

## Other reports on N642SW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20050130001269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050130001269I), Jan 30, 2005: Piper PA24250 (N642SW), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On 1-30-05 N642SW, a Piper aircraft model PA-24-250, was conducting a local pilot proficiency flight. The pilot stated that during the flight he…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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