# Incident 20070221004109I: Piper PA24260, El Cajon, CA, February 21, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2007, 18:35 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8637P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8637P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070221004109I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 2/21/07, THE PILOT OF N8637P EXECUTED A FLY BY OF GILLESPIE FIELD (KSEE) ATCT WHEN THE GEAR DOWN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND LOCKED, HOWEVER DURING LANDING ROLL OUT ALL THREE GEAR COLLAPSED. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER, MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM REVEALED THE GEAR TRANSMISSION COIL RETENTION SPRING WAS MISSING/BROKEN. THE MISSING SPRING ALLOWED THE GEAR TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS TO DROP AND JAM DURING THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SEQUENCE. FAA M OR D SUBMITTED.

## Other reports on N8637P (2)

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

- [Accident 20070727016769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070727016769A), Jul 27, 2007: Piper PA24260 (N8637P), Escondido, CA, Minor damage. (-23) According to the pilot, the engine just quit running during cruise flight and he was unable to restart it. An emergency landing was made with the landing…
- [Accident 19751221039529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751221039529A), Dec 21, 1975: Piper PA24260 (N8637P), Hays, KS, Substantial damage

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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