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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Houston, TX · August 24, 2015

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Date
August 24, 2015 · 13:00 local
Place
Houston, TX
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5054S
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,351 total842 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days
N5054SRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-35814 · Built 1970Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 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 reported he was unsure if an unsafe gear indication was present. He requested a flyby of the tower and the tower reported all three gear appeared down.

Upon touchdown, the LH main partially collapsed and the aircraft skidded to the left, which caused the right hand gear to partially collapse. The nose gear remained down and locked.

The tail tiedown eye was ground off and the right main gear door came off. No other damage was noted.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED HE WAS UNSURE IF AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION WAS PRESENT. HE REQUESTED A FLYBY OF THE TOWER AND THE TOWER REPORTED ALL THREE GEAR APPEARED DOWN.

UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE LH MAIN PARTIALLY COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE LEFT, WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT HAND GEAR TO PARTIALLY COLLAPSE. THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED.

THE TAIL TIEDOWN EYE WAS GROUND OFF AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR CAME OFF. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED.