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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Jeffersonville, IN · June 6, 2009

Date: June 6, 2009 · 16:30 local
Place: Jeffersonville, IN
Airport: Clark Regional
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N544BP
Reported as: Piper PA34200
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 288 total7 in this make and model57 in the last 90 days

N544BPRegistered now · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7250344 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot reported that all three landing gear collapsed immediately after landing touchdown. Pilot stated that during the approach phase, all gear indication lights indicated down and locked ("down/three green"). He also stated that this indication was verified before landing. Aircraft experienced minor (scrape) damage to fuselage underside (skid keels and antennae), inboard flap trailing edges and nose gear doors. Both propellers showed prop strike damage (prop tips bent and curled).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT ALL THREE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING TOUCHDOWN. PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE APPROACH PHASE, ALL GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED ("DOWN/THREE GREEN"). HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS INDICATION WAS VERIFIED BEFORE LANDING. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED MINOR (SCRAPE) DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE UNDERSIDE (SKID KEELS AND ANTENNAE), INBOARD FLAP TRAILING EDGES AND NOSE GEAR DOORS. BOTH PROPELLERS SHOWED PROP STRIKE DAMAGE (PROP TIPS BENT AND CURLED).

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