# Incident 20051030032459I: Piper PA28R180, Fairmont, WV, October 30, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2005, 14:45 local time
- Place: Fairmont, WV
- Airport: Fairmont Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4769° N, 80.1491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairmont, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4769&lon=-80.1491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3949T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3949T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 99 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051030032459I

## Narrative

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

(-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^

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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