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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24 · Chandler, AZ · April 10, 2010

Date
April 10, 2010 · 08:36 local
Place
Chandler, AZ
Airport
Chandler Municipall
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6704P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,889 total405 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot indicated that while landing, he noted the aircraft seamed to sink more than usual. At this time, the pilot stated he realized the gear was not down and locked. Following this, the pilot continued his landing resulting in damage to the aircraft belly and propeller. After landing, pilot stated that the circuit breaker for the landing gear motor had popped. After reviewing the aircraft damage and talking with the pilot, inspectors kelley and miller from the scottsdale FSDO stated that it appeared the gear did not appear to have begun extending based on the lack of damage to the tires and gear doors.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT INDICATED THAT WHILE LANDING, HE NOTED THE AIRCRAFT SEAMED TO SINK MORE THAN USUAL. AT THIS TIME, THE PILOT STATED HE REALIZED THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. FOLLOWING THIS, THE PILOT CONTINUED HIS LANDING RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT BELLY AND PROPELLER. AFTER LANDING, PILOT STATED THAT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR HAD POPPED. AFTER REVIEWING THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND TALKING WITH THE PILOT, INSPECTORS KELLEY AND MILLER FROM THE SCOTTSDALE FSDO STATED THAT IT APPEARED THE GEAR DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEGUN EXTENDING BASED ON THE LACK OF DAMAGE TO THE TIRES AND GEAR DOORS.

Other reports on N6704P · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.