# Incident 20160330002069I: Piper PA-24-250, Chesterfield, VA, March 30, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2016, 11:15 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3771° N, 77.5058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3771&lon=-77.5058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5801P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5801P-2018-05-30) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 60 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160330002069I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR OR FAILED TO CHECK IF GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED, PRIOR TO LANDING, AND LANDED WITH GEAR UP. ON-SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE GEAR WAS UP AND LOCKED, THE GEAR SWITCH WAS IN THE ?DOWN? POSITION, THE EMERGENCY HANDLE WAS IN ITS RETRACTED POSITION, AND THE GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS TRIPPED. A POST-INCIDENT INVESTIGATION, WITH THE AIRCRAFT ON JACKS, REVEALED THAT THE GEAR AND GEAR INDICATION SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY, INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM, THROUGH SEVERAL COMPLETE CYCLES, WITH NO MALFUNCTIONS.

## Other reports on N5801P (2)

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

- [Accident 19990731043279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990731043279A), Jul 31, 1999: Piper PA24250 (N5801P), Greencastle, PA, No damage. (-23)No narrative
- [Incident 19810418028139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810418028139I), Apr 18, 1981: Piper PA24250 (N5801P), Brooksville, FL, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed at touchdown. Transmission part number 2572000 failed mid position. No other system faults

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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