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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Grand Junction, CO · May 7, 2010

Date
May 7, 2010 · 15:20 local
Place
Grand Junction, CO
Airport
Grand Valley Regional/Walker F
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8037P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Landing gear motor failed before the gear completed its cycle to down and locked. The gear linkages locked when the pilot performed the emergency procedure. The result was the gear collasped, causiing minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING GEAR MOTOR FAILED BEFORE THE GEAR COMPLETED ITS CYCLE TO DOWN AND LOCKED. THE GEAR LINKAGES LOCKED WHEN THE PILOT PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE. THE RESULT WAS THE GEAR COLLASPED, CAUSIING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N8037P · 1

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