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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Currituck, NC · April 17, 2008

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Date: April 17, 2008 · 18:40 local
Place: Currituck, NC
Airport: Currituck County
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8259P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total250 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N8259PRegistration cancelled May 14, 2013 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3512 · Built 1963 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Upon returning to onx, after a local flight, the pilot put the landing gear switch in the down position. He did not receive a green light so he attempted to manually lower the gear. The emergency extension would not release so the pilot decided the gear must be in the down and lock position. Upon touch down, the pilot could feel the plane start to drop so he initiated a go around. After receiving a visual from the ground confirming the gear was 2/3 retracted the pilot decided to land in the grass parallel to runway 23.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON RETURNING TO ONX, AFTER A LOCAL FLIGHT, THE PILOT PUT THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH IN THE DOWN POSITION. HE DID NOT RECEIVE A GREEN LIGHT SO HE ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY LOWER THE GEAR. THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION WOULD NOT RELEASE SO THE PILOT DECIDED THE GEAR MUST BE IN THE DOWN AND LOCK POSITION. UPON TOUCH DOWN, THE PILOT COULD FEEL THE PLANE START TO DROP SO HE INITIATED A GO AROUND. AFTER RECEIVING A VISUAL FROM THE GROUND CONFIRMING THE GEAR WAS 2/3 RETRACTED THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN THE GRASS PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 23.