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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24 · Yuma, AZ · August 13, 2006

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Date
August 13, 2006 · 11:50 local
Place
Yuma, AZ
Airport
Yuma Mcas - Yuma International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6001P
Reported as
Piper PA24
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total3 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N6001PRegistered now · Piper PA-24S/N 24-1095 · Built 1959Airframe modelPiper PA-24Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Piper PA-24-180 departed love field (prc) prescott, Arizona for Yuma international airport, Yuma Arizona. Two (2) personnel were on board the aircraft, the aircraft owner and a pilot. On final approach to runway 17 at Yuma international the aircraft owner questioned the pilot if the landing gear was down and locked. The pilot responded yes see the light. As per the statement from the aircraft owner the cockpit was illuminated with bright sunlight. Just before touchdown the aircraft owner cupped his hand over the green landing gear extend/safe light and discovered it was not on. As the aircraft owner was getting ready to tell pilot not to land, the aircraft was skidding down the runway with landing gear retracted and in the wheel wells. After the occupants evacuated the aircraft and the fire department arrived, the aircraft owner looked into the aircraft cockpit and discovered that the landing gear circuit breaker was popped out. Inspection of the aircraft reviewed that the landing gear was indeed in the full up and retracted position upon touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIPER PA-24-180 DEPARTED LOVE FIELD (PRC) PRESCOTT, ARIZONA FOR YUMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, YUMA ARIZONA. TWO (2) PERSONNEL WERE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT OWNER AND A PILOT. ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17 AT YUMA INTERNATIONAL THE AIRCRAFT OWNER QUESTIONED THE PILOT IF THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT RESPONDED YES SEE THE LIGHT. AS PER THE STATEMENT FROM THE AIRCRAFT OWNER THE COCKPIT WAS ILLUMINATED WITH BRIGHT SUNLIGHT. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT OWNER CUPPED HIS HAND OVER THE GREEN LANDING GEAR EXTEND/SAFE LIGHT AND DISCOVERED IT WAS NOT ON. AS THE AIRCRAFT OWNER WAS GETTING READY TO TELL PILOT NOT TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SKIDDING DOWN THE RUNWAY WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AND IN THE WHEEL WELLS. AFTER THE OCCUPANTS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, THE AIRCRAFT OWNER LOOKED INTO THE AIRCRAFT COCKPIT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED OUT. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVIEWED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS INDEED IN THE FULL UP AND RETRACTED POSITION UPON TOUCHDOWN.

Other reports on N6001P · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19890410017139IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Auburn, WAGear retracted automatically on landing. Gear was mechanically jammed in hallway. Down position.Apr 10, 1989 · Minor damage