# Accident 20061228029269A: Piper PA24260, Belleville, IL, December 28, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2006, 16:12 local time
- Place: Belleville, IL
- Airport: Scott Afb/Midamerica Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5528° N, 89.8361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5528&lon=-89.8361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9284P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9284P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-D4A5 (registry code 41798, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-d4a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 900 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061228029269A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI07LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA056), Dec 28, 2006: Piper PA-24-260B (N9284P), Belleville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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