# Incident 20160217001579I: Piper PA-24-250, Brooksville, FL, February 17, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2016, 16:15 local time
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5166° N, 82.4047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooksville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5166&lon=-82.4047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7243P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7243P-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160217001579I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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 19931111048389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931111048389I), Nov 11, 1993: Piper PA24250 (N7243P), Charleston, SC, Minor damage. Aircraft landed with all three landing gears retracted. Appears landing gear horn was faulty.
- [Incident 19901018054959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901018054959I), Oct 18, 1990: Piper PA24250 (N7243P), Winnsboro, SC, Minor damage. Pilot stated he forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up.
- [Incident 19890311019669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311019669I), Mar 11, 1989: Piper PA24250 (N7243P), Sellers, SC, Minor damage. Engine quit inbound for landing. Landed in a field. Large crack in muffler. Hot exhaust caused fuel line vapor lock

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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