20051226033129I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24 · West Palm Beach, FL · December 26, 2005

Date
December 26, 2005 · 14:50 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Palm Beach County Park Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5617P
Reported as
Piper PA24
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,460 total60 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On December 26, 2005, a Piper PA-24, registration number N5617P landed at lantana airport, Florida runway 32 with the landing gear not fully extended. The pilot reports loss of electrical power after lowering the gear. The pilot states that after touchdown the landing gear collapsed causing damage to the belly of the aircraft and the propeller. FAA databases show that the pilot's privacy data omitted pilot certificate was revoked on April 18, 2002 and his last medical was August 24, 1983. A letter of investigation, dated 01/19/2006 was sent to the pilot privacy data omitted regarding operation of an aircraft without a valid pilots certificate or medical certificate.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 26, 2005, A PIPER PA-24, REGISTRATION NUMBER N5617P LANDED AT LANTANA AIRPORT, FLORIDA RUNWAY 32 WITH THE LANDING GEAR NOT FULLY EXTENDED. THE PILOT REPORTS LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER AFTER LOWERING THE GEAR. THE PILOT STATES THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PROPELLER. FAA DATABASES SHOW THAT THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA^ PILOT CERTIFICATE WAS REVOKED ON APRIL 18, 2002 AND HIS LAST MEDICAL WAS AUGUST 24, 1983. A LETTER OF INVESTIGATION, DATED 01/19/2006 WAS SENT TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ REGARDING OPERATION OF AN AIRCRAFT WITHOUT A VALID PILOTS CERTIFICATE OR MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.