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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-180 · Wickenburg, AZ · November 25, 2011

Date: November 25, 2011 · 16:35 local
Place: Wickenburg, AZ
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7023P
Reported as: Piper PA-24-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,200 total350 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N7023PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-180S/N 24-2169 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Airman took off for local proficiency flight. After takeoff airman noticed gear up light was not lit. Airmans clip board was blocking manual gear extension lever from stowing and kept gear retraction motor running. By the time the airman unblocked the lever the motor had "burned up" and he smelled smoke. Airman attempted manual gear extension but electrical gear motor would not release from worm gear. After one hour of airborne trouble shooting, airman landed gear up with minimal damage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN TOOK OFF FOR LOCAL PROFICIENCY FLIGHT. AFTER TAKEOFF AIRMAN NOTICED GEAR UP LIGHT WAS NOT LIT. AIRMANS CLIP BOARD WAS BLOCKING MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION LEVER FROM STOWING AND KEPT GEAR RETRACTION MOTOR RUNNING. BY THE TIME THE AIRMAN UNBLOCKED THE LEVER THE MOTOR HAD "BURNED UP" AND HE SMELLED SMOKE. AIRMAN ATTEMPTED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION BUT ELECTRICAL GEAR MOTOR WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM WORM GEAR. AFTER ONE HOUR OF AIRBORNE TROUBLE SHOOTING, AIRMAN LANDED GEAR UP WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE.

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