20081026855909I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Crystal River, FL · October 26, 2008

Date
October 26, 2008 · 15:05 local
Place
Crystal River, FL
Airport
Crystal River
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N59CW
Reported as
Piper PA44180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360E1A6D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total16 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) At approximately 1405 local N59CW departed kpie to the west and then followed the coast line north bound. The student and instructor flew to Crystal River Airport (kcgc) to conduct takeoffs and landings. During their third approach to landing on runway 27 the incident happened. At approximately 1505 local time the aircraft touchdown and the main gear began the roll out. The student reduced power and reached over raised the landing gear handle. Immediately the gear motor activated and within seconds the gear retracted and the aircraft went sliding on its belly down the runway. Aircraft control was maintained through out the slide, and after the aircraft came to a stop, the checklist was followed and the aircraft was evacuated with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1405 LOCAL N59CW DEPARTED KPIE TO THE WEST AND THEN FOLLOWED THE COAST LINE NORTH BOUND. THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR FLEW TO CRYSTAL RIVER AIRPORT (KCGC) TO CONDUCT TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. DURING THEIR THIRD APPROACH TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. AT APPROXIMATELY 1505 LOCAL TIME THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHDOWN AND THE MAIN GEAR BEGAN THE ROLL OUT. THE STUDENT REDUCED POWER AND REACHED OVER RAISED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE. IMMEDIATELY THE GEAR MOTOR ACTIVATED AND WITHIN SECONDS THE GEAR RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT SLIDING ON ITS BELLY DOWN THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS MAINTAINED THROUGH OUT THE SLIDE, AND AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP, THE CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED WITH NO INJURIES.