# Incident 20080726856159I: Piper PA24250, Enterprise, AL, July 26, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2008, 19:15 local time
- Place: Enterprise, AL
- Airport: Enterprise Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2997° N, 85.8998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ENTERPRISE MUNI (EDN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2997&lon=-85.8998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7392P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7392P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 656 total, 295 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080726856159I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ACCOMPLISHING HIS REQUIRED FLIGHT REVIEW AS PER FAR 61.56.  AFTER COMPLETING IN-FLIGHT MANEUVERS PILOTS FLEW BACK TO THE ENTERPRISE, AL (EDN) AIRPORT TO DO TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS.  AFTER THE SECOND LANDING THE PILOT DID THE BEFORE LANDING CHECK-LIST USING THE CHECK FOR GAS, UNDERCARRIAGE, MIXTURES, PROPS, AND SEAT BELTS (GUMPS).  BOTH PILOTS ASSURED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH WAS DOWN; THEY DO NOT REMEMBER CONFIRMING AND OR CHECKING THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK GREEN LIGHT ON.  THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE WHILE CONDUCTING THE THIRD LANDING.  PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN; “EVERYTHING WAS GOING JUST FINE” UNTIL THE PILOTS HEARD THE METAL SCRAPING THE RUNWAY.  THERE WERE NO PHYSICAL INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.  “THE PILOTS REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT WHICH SMELLED ELECTRICAL” IT APPEARS THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED TOO MANY TIMES; CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO OVER HEAT.  THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING SHORTED WIRE FROM THE GENERATOR THAT HAD BEEN FIXED.  POST GEAR UP LANDING; IT WAS FOUND THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS TRIPPED.  REASON FOR THE LANDING GEAR NOT EXTENDING.

## Other reports on N7392P (2)

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

- [Accident 19950604045449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950604045449A), Jun 4, 1995: Piper PA24250 (N7392P), Columbia, SC, Substantial damage. Unable extend gear for landing. Landed gear up. Nose gear aligner roller off track. Gear retracked wheel at angle.
- [Incident 19930426013139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930426013139I), Apr 26, 1993: Piper PA24250 (N7392P), Louisville, KY. Unsafe gear light on approach. Recycled gear. Light came on. Landed safely.

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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