20070124001169I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Lodi, CA · January 24, 2007

Date: January 24, 2007
Place: Lodi, CA
Airport: Kingdon Airpark Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7344P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 195 total82 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N7344PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2522 · Built 1961 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was on a planned VFR flight from sts to sck and was proceeding as normal when, at approx. 1135 hours, he attempted to contact sck tower, was unable to transmit but could hear. After trying another mic with no success he departed the pattern and flew to a less congested area to determine the problem. Shortly after, electrical components began failing to display. Deciding to land at O20, he attempted to lower the landing gear electrically but to no avail. He then performed manual gear extension procedures, touched down, rolled out, and as he was braking, the manual gear extension handle popped back and the gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ON A PLANNED VFR FLIGHT FROM STS TO SCK AND WAS PROCEEDING AS NORMAL WHEN, AT APPROX. 1135 HOURS, HE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT SCK TOWER, WAS UNABLE TO TRANSMIT BUT COULD HEAR. AFTER TRYING ANOTHER MIC WITH NO SUCCESS HE DEPARTED THE PATTERN AND FLEW TO A LESS CONGESTED AREA TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. SHORTLY AFTER, ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS BEGAN FAILING TO DISPLAY. DECIDING TO LAND AT O20, HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR ELECTRICALLY BUT TO NO AVAIL. HE THEN PERFORMED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES, TOUCHED DOWN, ROLLED OUT, AND AS HE WAS BRAKING, THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE POPPED BACK AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED.