What happened
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(-23) N1198H, a Piper PA-32R-300, awaiting departure clearance at Birmingham international airport (kbhm)on taxiway "n" experienced all three main landing gear unsafe indications with corresponding aural gear warning. The pilot requested ATC clearance to return to the local fixed base operator "FBO". During the execution of a normal 180 degree right turn the right main landing gear collapsed. No injuries were sustained by the pilot or two passengers, the aircraft sustained substantial damage to the right side fuselage aft of wing. Note: incident classification is based on the intent for flight was terminated at the point the pilot contacted ATC for return to FBO. NTSB concurs.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N1198H, A PIPER PA-32R-300, AWAITING DEPARTURE CLEARANCE AT BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KBHM)ON TAXIWAY "N" EXPERIENCED ALL THREE MAIN LANDING GEAR UNSAFE INDICATIONS WITH CORRESPONDING AURAL GEAR WARNING. THE PILOT REQUESTED ATC CLEARANCE TO RETURN TO THE LOCAL FIXED BASE OPERATOR "FBO". DURING THE EXECUTION OF A NORMAL 180 DEGREE RIGHT TURN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT OR TWO PASSENGERS, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE FUSELAGE AFT OF WING. NOTE: INCIDENT CLASSIFICATION IS BASED ON THE INTENT FOR FLIGHT WAS TERMINATED AT THE POINT THE PILOT CONTACTED ATC FOR RETURN TO FBO. NTSB CONCURS.
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