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FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Belleville, IL · December 28, 2006

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Date
December 28, 2006 · 16:12 local
Place
Belleville, IL
Airport
Scott Afb/Midamerica Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9284P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI07LA056
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,100 total900 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N9284PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4784 · Built 1968Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming IO-540-D4A5Reciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The flight originated at piatt county airport, monticello, IL (2K0) enroute to mid-america airport, mascoutah, IL (kblv). The pilot stated that it took unusually high power to taxi, but that the takeoff roll seemed normal. The pilot stated that after takeoff from 2K0, the landing gear circuit breaker tripped, and the gear would not fully retract. He reset the circuit breaker and attempted to lower the gear, and the circuit breaker once again tripped, and the landing gear would not fully extend. Flying at a reduced power setting, he attempted to diagnose the problem enroute. Unable to find the problem, he attempted to manually lower the gear using the emergency gear extension mechanism in conjunction with the emergency gear extension checklist. He stated that even with the manual system, after several attempts, he was unable to get the landing gear fully extended. Reaching klbv and making contact with the tower, he landed in the grass adjacent to runway 14L with the landing gear partially retracted. The gear up landing resulted in structural frame damage to the lower fuselage area.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PIATT COUNTY AIRPORT, MONTICELLO, IL (2K0) ENROUTE TO MID-AMERICA AIRPORT, MASCOUTAH, IL (KBLV). THE PILOT STATED THAT IT TOOK UNUSUALLY HIGH POWER TO TAXI, BUT THAT THE TAKEOFF ROLL SEEMED NORMAL. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM 2K0, THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED, AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT. HE RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR, AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER ONCE AGAIN TRIPPED, AND THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND. FLYING AT A REDUCED POWER SETTING, HE ATTEMPTED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM ENROUTE. UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM, HE ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY LOWER THE GEAR USING THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION MECHANISM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST. HE STATED THAT EVEN WITH THE MANUAL SYSTEM, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE LANDING GEAR FULLY EXTENDED. REACHING KLBV AND MAKING CONTACT WITH THE TOWER, HE LANDED IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 14L WITH THE LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY RETRACTED. THE GEAR UP LANDING RESULTED IN STRUCTURAL FRAME DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FUSELAGE AREA.

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 CHI07LA056Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBelleville, ILThe failure of the torque link bolt which resulted in the right main landing gear strut scissors separating and becoming jammed in the wheel well. Contributing to the accident was the seized torque link bolt due to surface corrosion.Dec 28, 2006 · Substantial damage