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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Lubbock, TX · November 18, 2013

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Date
November 18, 2013 · 10:00 local
Place
Lubbock, TX
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6498P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
290 total30 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N6498PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1618Airframe 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.

On 11/18/2013, the pilot was cleared to land at klbb. The pilot placed the gear handle in the down position and did not receive a down and locked indication for the gear system. The pilot then contacted air traffic control and asked them to verify the gear was down. The controller indicated the gear appeared down and offered a low approach for a better look. Upon touch down on runway 8 the gear collapsed. There was one onboard and no injuries. The aircraft received minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON 11/18/2013, THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND AT KLBB. THE PILOT PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION AND DID NOT RECEIVE A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FOR THE GEAR SYSTEM. THE PILOT THEN CONTACTED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND ASKED THEM TO VERIFY THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE CONTROLLER INDICATED THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND OFFERED A LOW APPROACH FOR A BETTER LOOK. UPON TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY 8 THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WAS ONE ONBOARD AND NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.