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FAA incident report · Piper PA-39 · Decatur, TX · June 9, 2009

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Date
June 9, 2009 · 10:00 local
Place
Decatur, TX
Airport
Decatur Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3322G
Reported as
Piper PA39
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,900 total1,000 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N3322GRegistered now · Piper PA-39S/N 39-10 · Built 1970Airframe modelPiper PA-39Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) This was an instrument currency flight so 2 pilots were the minimum flight crew required. Both pilots confirmed that the landing gear was down and locked before landing the aircraft. Upon landing on runway 17 at Decatur Municipal Airport the landing gear collapsed. The owners reported that the landing gear had received maintenance within the previous 3 months. The landing gear handle was confirmed in the gear down position. The circuit breaker was not popped out. The landing gear doors did not receive any damage. This report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS WAS AN INSTRUMENT CURRENCY FLIGHT SO 2 PILOTS WERE THE MINIMUM FLIGHT CREW REQUIRED. BOTH PILOTS CONFIRMED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED BEFORE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AT DECATUR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE OWNERS REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR HAD RECEIVED MAINTENANCE WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 3 MONTHS. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS CONFIRMED IN THE GEAR DOWN POSITION. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS NOT POPPED OUT. THE LANDING GEAR DOORS DID NOT RECEIVE ANY DAMAGE. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.