20051203028729I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Albuquerque, NM · December 3, 2005

Date: December 3, 2005 · 14:30 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Airport: Albuquerque International Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5201S
Reported as: Piper PA32300
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 659 total560 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N5201SRegistered now · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-40885 · Built 1970 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On December 3, 2005, at 1415 MDT, a Piper PA-32-300, N5201S, registered to cherokee 6 limited liability co. sustained a main landing gear collapse during landing at the Albuquerque sunport international airport (abq) while on a return flight from Mexico which was conducted under part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The flight was not conducted under a flight plan. The aircraft received substantial damage confined to the main and nose landing gear assy. The pilot and two occupants did not receive any injuries. The flight originated at laredo, Mexico at 0800MST on December 3, 2005.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 3, 2005, AT 1415 MDT, A PIPER PA-32-300, N5201S, REGISTERED TO CHEROKEE 6 LIMITED LIABILITY CO. SUSTAINED A MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDING AT THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ABQ) WHILE ON A RETURN FLIGHT FROM MEXICO WHICH WAS CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE FLIGHT WAS NOT CONDUCTED UNDER A FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE CONFINED TO THE MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSY. THE PILOT AND TWO OCCUPANTS DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LAREDO, MEXICO AT 0800MST ON DECEMBER 3, 2005.