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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Factoryville, PA · August 20, 2011

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Date
August 20, 2011 · 13:00 local
Place
Factoryville, PA
Airport
Seamans
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8603P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-260
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total300 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N8603PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4059 · Built 1964Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

On aug 20 2011 privacy data omitted and the two aircraft owners of N8603P privacy data omitted and privacy data omitted departed Seamans Airport to begin flight training in a PA-24-260. Each reported that when the landing gear was deployed via the printed emergency procedure for training purposes that the gear deployed but no green gear down locked light was received. The pilots reported that a second attempt illuminated the green gear down light and they proceeded with landing a Seamans field. Just after touchdown the gear collapsed and the aircraft slid to a stop along the right side of the runway. Maintenance reported no gear abnormalities upon inspection after the incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUG 20 2011 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THE TWO AIRCRAFT OWNERS OF N8603P ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED SEAMANS AIRPORT TO BEGIN FLIGHT TRAINING IN A PA-24-260. EACH REPORTED THAT WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS DEPLOYED VIA THE PRINTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE FOR TRAINING PURPOSES THAT THE GEAR DEPLOYED BUT NO GREEN GEAR DOWN LOCKED LIGHT WAS RECEIVED. THE PILOTS REPORTED THAT A SECOND ATTEMPT ILLUMINATED THE GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHT AND THEY PROCEEDED WITH LANDING A SEAMANS FIELD. JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE REPORTED NO GEAR ABNORMALITIES UPON INSPECTION AFTER THE INCIDENT.