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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Brookings, OR · May 10, 2006

Date: May 10, 2006 · 06:04 local
Place: Brookings, OR
Airport: Brookings State Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7602P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,050 total220 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N7602PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2813 · Built 1961 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot reported that his flight from brandon State airport (S05) was normal, but when he extended his landing gear in preparation for landing at bok he moved the landing gear selector handle from the "up" position to the "center" position rather than the "down" position and therefore the landing gear did not extend. The pilot stated he used the pre-landing checklist, but that he did not verify that the landing gear was safely extended by checking for the "green lights" as the checklist calls for. No mechanical problems contributed to this mishap.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS FLIGHT FROM BRANDON STATE AIRPORT (S05) WAS NORMAL, BUT WHEN HE EXTENDED HIS LANDING GEAR IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING AT BOK HE MOVED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE FROM THE "UP" POSITION TO THE "CENTER" POSITION RATHER THAN THE "DOWN" POSITION AND THEREFORE THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT STATED HE USED THE PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST, BUT THAT HE DID NOT VERIFY THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS SAFELY EXTENDED BY CHECKING FOR THE "GREEN LIGHTS" AS THE CHECKLIST CALLS FOR. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS MISHAP.