20140129000489I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Amarillo, TX · January 29, 2014

Date: January 29, 2014 · 14:05 local
Place: Amarillo, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9370P
Reported as: Piper PA-24-260
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,099 total8 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N9370PRegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2018 · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4870 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On January 29, 2014, at 1405L, a Piper PA-24-260 aircraft bearing registration number N9370P, registered to panhandle ground water conservation district experienced landing gear problems,the aircraft landing gear failed to extend while on approach to river falls airport (81XA) south of Amarillo, Texas. The pilot elected to fly to rick husband international airport (kama) for an emergency landing. Emergency procedures to extend the landing gear were unsuccessful. The aircraft landed at (kama) with all the landing gear retracted. The aircraft was being operated on a part 91 flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The pilot and the passenger were uninjured. The flight originated from perry lefors field (ppa) in pampa Texas on January 29, 2014.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 29, 2014, AT 1405L, A PIPER PA-24-260 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N9370P, REGISTERED TO PANHANDLE GROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT EXPERIENCED LANDING GEAR PROBLEMS,THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND WHILE ON APPROACH TO RIVER FALLS AIRPORT (81XA) SOUTH OF AMARILLO, TEXAS. THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLY TO RICK HUSBAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KAMA) FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT (KAMA) WITH ALL THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PART 91 FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PERRY LEFORS FIELD (PPA) IN PAMPA TEXAS ON JANUARY 29, 2014.