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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Lake City, FL · October 16, 2016

Date: October 16, 2016 · 11:37 local
Place: Lake City, FL
Airport: Lake City Gateway Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7225P
Reported as: Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total

N7225PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2399 · Built 1960 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On oct 16, 2016 pilot departed st augustine airport (sgj) in route to new orleans lakefront airport (new). Within a few minutes after takeoff the engine began to run rough. Pilot reported his condition to tallahassee center and was directed to land at Lake City Gateway Airport (lcq). Upon lowering the landing gear he failed to get a down and locked green light. The tower verified the gear appeared down. On land after a brief rollout the landing gear retracted. Prop changed, engine suddent stop inspection and minor belly damage repaired

As the FAA filed it

ON OCT 16, 2016 PILOT DEPARTED ST AUGUSTINE AIRPORT (SGJ) IN ROUTE TO NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT (NEW). WITHIN A FEW MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT REPORTED HIS CONDITION TO TALLAHASSEE CENTER AND WAS DIRECTED TO LAND AT LAKE CITY GATEWAY AIRPORT (LCQ). UPON LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR HE FAILED TO GET A DOWN AND LOCKED GREEN LIGHT. THE TOWER VERIFIED THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN. ON LAND AFTER A BRIEF ROLLOUT THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. PROP CHANGED, ENGINE SUDDENT STOP INSPECTION AND MINOR BELLY DAMAGE REPAIRED