# Incident 20090609014279I: Piper PA39, Decatur, TX, June 9, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2009, 10:00 local time
- Place: Decatur, TX
- Airport: Decatur Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2542° N, 97.5805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DECATUR MUNI (LUD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2542&lon=-97.5805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3322G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3322G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-39 (registry code 7103902, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-39) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA39
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090609014279I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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