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FAA incident report · Piper AEROSTAR 602P · West Chester, PA · March 10, 2008

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Date
March 10, 2008 · 10:50 local
Place
West Chester, PA
Airport
Brandywine
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6892Y
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,820 total300 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days
N6892YRegistered now · Piper AEROSTAR 602PS/N 62P08918165023 · Built 1981Airframe modelPiper AEROSTAR 602PEngine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 3/10/2008 during landing after a VFR left hand pattern to runway 27 at oqn (Brandywine, PA) the right propeller and right wing tip struck the runway. Both main landing gear doors were also damaged. The pilot elected to go around and diverted to ilg (wilmington, DE) where an uneventful landing was made. The airport manager at oqn was an eyewitness to the event and reported that the landing gear was not extended upon landing. Inspection of the runway at oqn and inspection of the aircraft at ilg by inspectors from the phladelphia flight standards district office confirm the damage as reported and is consistent with the eyewitness stating that the aircraft made an approach and touchdown on the runway with the gear not extended. The pilot stated during an interview and on his written statement that the gear was extended and locked by hi indication of three green lights. He also stated that a pilot on the ground reported just prior to touchdown that the right main gear was only partially down.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 3/10/2008 DURING LANDING AFTER A VFR LEFT HAND PATTERN TO RUNWAY 27 AT OQN (BRANDYWINE, PA) THE RIGHT PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE RUNWAY. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO AROUND AND DIVERTED TO ILG (WILMINGTON, DE) WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. THE AIRPORT MANAGER AT OQN WAS AN EYEWITNESS TO THE EVENT AND REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED UPON LANDING. INSPECTION OF THE RUNWAY AT OQN AND INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT ILG BY INSPECTORS FROM THE PHLADELPHIA FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE CONFIRM THE DAMAGE AS REPORTED AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE EYEWITNESS STATING THAT THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE GEAR NOT EXTENDED. THE PILOT STATED DURING AN INTERVIEW AND ON HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND LOCKED BY HI INDICATION OF THREE GREEN LIGHTS. HE ALSO STATED THAT A PILOT ON THE GROUND REPORTED JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS ONLY PARTIALLY DOWN.