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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Scottsdale, AZ · April 11, 2013

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Date
April 11, 2013 · 12:20 local
Place
Scottsdale, AZ
Airport
Scottsdale
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5500P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
26,000 total200 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N5500PRegistration cancelled Jul 1, 2013 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-562 · Built 1958Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot was arriving at the ksdl airport and when he attempted to lower his landing gear he noticed that there was a malfunction. ATC was informed of the malfunction and the pilot went to an area to troubleshoot the malfunction.

The pilot attempted to lower the gear with the emergency gear extension method; however that method did not work. The pilot said he made several attempts to lower the gear.

The pilot informed ATC that he would be making a gear up landing and to have fire rescue standing by.

The pilot made a gear up landing causing minor damage and no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ARRIVING AT THE KSDL AIRPORT AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER HIS LANDING GEAR HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION. ATC WAS INFORMED OF THE MALFUNCTION AND THE PILOT WENT TO AN AREA TO TROUBLESHOOT THE MALFUNCTION.

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION METHOD; HOWEVER THAT METHOD DID NOT WORK. THE PILOT SAID HE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE GEAR.

THE PILOT INFORMED ATC THAT HE WOULD BE MAKING A GEAR UP LANDING AND TO HAVE FIRE RESCUE STANDING BY.

THE PILOT MADE A GEAR UP LANDING CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES.