20170121006469I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Ford City, PA · January 21, 2017

Date: January 21, 2017 · 12:30 local
Place: Ford City, PA
Airport: Mcville
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3825T
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-180
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total

N3825TRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30143 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180 Engine 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.

After takeoff from zelienople airport (kpjc), the pilot put the landing gear up and heard a loud bang. The indicator lights showed the right gear in transit. The pilot reset the gear motor circuit breaker and attempted an emergency gear extension with no results. The pilot radioed the ground at Mcville Airport (6P7) and they thought the gear was down but could not determine if it was locked. The pilot held the aircraft off of the runway as long as he could on landing but the right gear collapsed on roll out as the airspeed decreased. Damage to the right gear door, right flap and right gear linkage occurred. A post incident inspection revealed that the right gear retraction fitting (part number 67031-03) tabs had broken off, disconnecting the actuator from the right gear leg.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM ZELIENOPLE AIRPORT (KPJC), THE PILOT PUT THE LANDING GEAR UP AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE INDICATOR LIGHTS SHOWED THE RIGHT GEAR IN TRANSIT. THE PILOT RESET THE GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER AND ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WITH NO RESULTS. THE PILOT RADIOED THE GROUND AT MCVILLE AIRPORT (6P7) AND THEY THOUGHT THE GEAR WAS DOWN BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE IF IT WAS LOCKED. THE PILOT HELD THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE RUNWAY AS LONG AS HE COULD ON LANDING BUT THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLL OUT AS THE AIRSPEED DECREASED. DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT GEAR DOOR, RIGHT FLAP AND RIGHT GEAR LINKAGE OCCURRED. A POST INCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT GEAR RETRACTION FITTING (PART NUMBER 67031-03) TABS HAD BROKEN OFF, DISCONNECTING THE ACTUATOR FROM THE RIGHT GEAR LEG.