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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Brooksville, FL · February 17, 2016

Date: February 17, 2016 · 16:15 local
Place: Brooksville, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7243P
Reported as: Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,300 total

N7243PRegistration cancelled May 31, 2018 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2417 · Built 1961 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On FEBRUARY17, 2016, at 16:15 EDT, a Piper PA-24-250, N7243P experience a collapse gear after landing .

Cleared for landing the pilot informed the tower there was electrical issues and he was unable to determine if the gear was down without the gear indicator lights. A low approach was made by the tower for conformation that the gear was down. After landing, and during roll out the gear retracted causing the aircraft to collapse and resulting in a prop strike, which stopped the engine.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY17, 2016, AT 16:15 EDT, A PIPER PA-24-250, N7243P EXPERIENCE A COLLAPSE GEAR AFTER LANDING .

CLEARED FOR LANDING THE PILOT INFORMED THE TOWER THERE WAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE GEAR WAS DOWN WITHOUT THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS. A LOW APPROACH WAS MADE BY THE TOWER FOR CONFORMATION THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. AFTER LANDING, AND DURING ROLL OUT THE GEAR RETRACTED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO COLLAPSE AND RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE, WHICH STOPPED THE ENGINE.

Other reports on N7243P · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19931111048389ILevel Off Touchdown · Charleston, SCAircraft landed with all three landing gears retracted. Appears landing gear horn was faulty.Nov 11, 1993 · Minor damage Incident 19901018054959ILevel Off Touchdown · Winnsboro, SCPilot stated he forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up.Oct 18, 1990 · Minor damage Incident 19890311019669IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Sellers, SCEngine quit inbound for landing. Landed in a field. Large crack in muffler. Hot exhaust caused fuel line vapor lockMar 11, 1989 · Minor damage