# Incident 20121206027049I: Piper PA-42, Gulf Shores, AL, December 6, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2012, 16:40 local time
- Place: Gulf Shores, AL
- Airport: Gulf Shores
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2772° N, 87.7024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulf Shores, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2772&lon=-87.7024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N190CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N190CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-42 (registry code 7104202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-42) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-42
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121206027049I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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