What happened
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On August 13th, 2009, at approximately 1750 local time, a commercial pilot was involved in an aircraft incident resulting from landing with an unsafe gear indication at the Topeka Forbes Field (kfoe), Topeka, Kansas. The aircraft involved in this incident is a Piper PA-24-250 comanche, which was also involved in an off-airport landing resulting from fuel starvation earlier that day in ellsworth, KS. The airman stated that upon selecting gear down, the gear motor circuit breaker popped out; this occurred numerous times as the airman attempted to retract/extend the landing gear. Also, the airman attempted to maneuver the aircraft to aid in its extension but to no avail. The airman requested to fly by the control tower to obtain a visual confirmation of the landing gear position. The controller stated that the landing gear appeared to be down, although the airman has admitted to not having a safe gear indication. At no time in the arrival phase was the manual gear extension procedure attempted. Upon touchdown the landing gear collapsed. The aircraft sustained minor damage: the airman was not injured. A post-incident inspection verified that the normal and manual gear extension systems were functioning correctly.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 13TH, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 1750 LOCAL TIME, A COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT RESULTING FROM LANDING WITH AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION AT THE TOPEKA FORBES FIELD (KFOE), TOPEKA, KANSAS. THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT IS A PIPER PA-24-250 COMANCHE, WHICH WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING RESULTING FROM FUEL STARVATION EARLIER THAT DAY IN ELLSWORTH, KS. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT UPON SELECTING GEAR DOWN, THE GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED OUT; THIS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AS THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT/EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. ALSO, THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT TO AID IN ITS EXTENSION BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE AIRMAN REQUESTED TO FLY BY THE CONTROL TOWER TO OBTAIN A VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF THE LANDING GEAR POSITION. THE CONTROLLER STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN, ALTHOUGH THE AIRMAN HAS ADMITTED TO NOT HAVING A SAFE GEAR INDICATION. AT NO TIME IN THE ARRIVAL PHASE WAS THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE ATTEMPTED. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE: THE AIRMAN WAS NOT INJURED. A POST-INCIDENT INSPECTION VERIFIED THAT THE NORMAL AND MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEMS WERE FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY.
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