20051030032459I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Fairmont, WV · October 30, 2005

Date: October 30, 2005 · 14:45 local
Place: Fairmont, WV
Airport: Fairmont Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3949T
Reported as: Piper PA28R180
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360B1E
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 168 total99 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N3949TRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30292 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180 Engine modelLycoming I0360 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) The RH landing gear collapsed upon landing after a 45 minute flight originating and returning to same airfield. The aircraft skidded off runway 22 on RH side and over an embankment. A review of aircraft records did not indicate any recent maintenance on the landing gear system. The pilot reported gear down and locked indication at 200' on final approach. The cause of the landing gear malfunction unknown at this time. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE RH LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING AFTER A 45 MINUTE FLIGHT ORIGINATING AND RETURNING TO SAME AIRFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY 22 ON RH SIDE AND OVER AN EMBANKMENT. A REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT RECORDS DID NOT INDICATE ANY RECENT MAINTENANCE ON THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. THE PILOT REPORTED GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION AT 200' ON FINAL APPROACH. THE CAUSE OF THE LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. ^PRIVACY DATA^