20121206027049I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-42 · Gulf Shores, AL · December 6, 2012

Date: December 6, 2012 · 16:40 local
Place: Gulf Shores, AL
Airport: Gulf Shores
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N190CA
Reported as: Piper PA-42
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor

N190CARegistered now · Piper PA-42S/N 42-8001028 Airframe modelPiper PA-42

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Pilot was lowering gear and realized that gear would extend but he could not confirm the gear was locked. Made several attempts to confirm gear was down and locked. Consulted checklist. Diverted to Gulf Shores (jka) for landing since maintenance provider for the aircraft was located on the field. Contacted pns tower and did a flyby. Burned off majority of fuel and then landed. Gear collapsed as suspected. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS LOWERING GEAR AND REALIZED THAT GEAR WOULD EXTEND BUT HE COULD NOT CONFIRM THE GEAR WAS LOCKED.MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONFIRM GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. CONSULTED CHECKLIST.DIVERTED TO GULF SHORES (JKA) FOR LANDING SINCE MAINTENANCE PROVIDER FOR THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED ON THE FIELD.CONTACTED PNS TOWER AND DID A FLYBY. BURNED OFF MAJORITY OF FUEL AND THEN LANDED. GEAR COLLAPSED AS SUSPECTED. NO INJURIES.