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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · El Cajon, CA · August 16, 2012

Date
August 16, 2012 · 13:22 local
Place
El Cajon, CA
Airport
Gillespie Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N99FB
Reported as
Piper PA-24-260
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

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

During flight operations, N99FB, electrical landing gear extension failed. Pilot manualy extended gear, with green light safe indication. During landing roll-out all three gear collasped. Investigation on going. Inspection revealed electric gear motor wire harness shorted out.

As the FAA filed it

DURING FLIGHT OPERATIONS, N99FB, ELECTRICAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION FAILED. PILOT MANUALY EXTENDED GEAR, WITH GREEN LIGHT SAFE INDICATION. DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT ALL THREE GEAR COLLASPED. INVESTIGATION ON GOING.INSPECTION REVEALED ELECTRIC GEAR MOTOR WIRE HARNESS SHORTED OUT.