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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA28R200 · Merced, CA · September 15, 2008

Date: September 15, 2008 · 23:05 local
Place: Merced, CA
Airport: Merced Municipal/Macready Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N15428
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot statement:approaching mce at night, 2305 PDT, on 09-15-08, selected gear down and all lights went out. Activated emergency gear extension, continued approach and landed. The gear was not extended. Damage to aircraft was minor to the belly and the prop was bent. Airport crew arranged for aircraft to be picked up and the gear was extended. The aircraft was towed to parking. Pilots information was found to be current. Medical, bfr, and pilot's certificate ok.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATEMENT:APPROACHING MCE AT NIGHT, 2305 PDT, ON 09-15-08, SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT. ACTIVATED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION, CONTINUED APPROACH AND LANDED. THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR TO THE BELLY AND THE PROP WAS BENT. AIRPORT CREW ARRANGED FOR AIRCRAFT TO BE PICKED UP AND THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO PARKING. PILOTS INFORMATION WAS FOUND TO BE CURRENT. MEDICAL, BFR, AND PILOT'S CERTIFICATE OK.