20061007023069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Alabaster, AL · October 7, 2006

Date: October 7, 2006 · 13:00 local
Place: Alabaster, AL
Airport: Shelby County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N70SR
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL07LA004
Reported as: Piper PA28R180
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 715 total30 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N70SRRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30122 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) This was a local training flight. On the initial takeoff the pilot stated that he had a gear intransit light illuminated after placing the gear handle in the up position. He checked and verified that the gear pump was not running and continued onto the practice area for air work. The pilot returned to the airport to practice touch and go landings. On the first landing the gear worked normally but he had problems when he tried to retract the gear. The pilot cycled the gear several times in an attempt to get the gear up and locked. The pilot placed the gear handle in the down position and saw three green lights. The pilot further stated that the yellow intransit light was on the entire flight. On touch down the right main and nose gear collapsed causing the aircraft to veer to the right off the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS WAS A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT. ON THE INITIAL TAKEOFF THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD A GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER PLACING THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. HE CHECKED AND VERIFIED THAT THE GEAR PUMP WAS NOT RUNNING AND CONTINUED ONTO THE PRACTICE AREA FOR AIR WORK. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON THE FIRST LANDING THE GEAR WORKED NORMALLY BUT HE HAD PROBLEMS WHEN HE TRIED TO RETRACT THE GEAR. THE PILOT CYCLED THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE GEAR UP AND LOCKED. THE PILOT PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION AND SAW THREE GREEN LIGHTS. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT THE YELLOW INTRANSIT LIGHT WAS ON THE ENTIRE FLIGHT. ON TOUCH DOWN THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL07LA004Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlabaster, ALThe jammed landing gear hydraulic motor shuttle valve.Oct 7, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N70SR · 1

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

Accident 20031004034871AFinal Approach · Pell City, AL(-23) Mr. Etheredge was flying N70SR in a normal landing traffic pattern. He made radio position calls on downwind, base and final approach legs of the traffic pattern. N70SR was established on final approach at an airspeed of 85 mph. At an altitude between…Oct 4, 2003 · Substantial damage