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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT · San Antonio, TX · July 7, 2017

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Date
July 7, 2017 · 17:25 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
San Antonio International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
XBBNH
Reported as
Piper PA-32RT
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

07/07/2017 Aircraft was enroute from monterrey Mexico landing at San Antonio International Airport San Antonio, Texas on runway 13L. At touchdown aircraft propeller began to scrape on runway surface pilot realized he did not put the landing gear handle to the down position so he immediatly brought the handle down. As soon as the there was weight on wheels the main gear collapsed the nose gear remained down and locked. Aircraft then slid off the runway onto the grass. There was substantial damage to the bottom fuselage, fuselage stringers, tail strake fins, damage to under side of both wings, the propeller was damaged. Both left and right main gear wells had minor damage. There were four passengers on board. There were no injuries to passengers and pilot. It was decided by aircraft owner to have the aircraft put on a flat bed truck and transport back to Mexico.

(Unable to contact pilot to obtain pilot information in block 31).

This task was originally assigned to inspector rlt. Rlt did not complete the assignment prior to his retirement. The task was reassigned to inspector vhl on 05/19/2018.

As the FAA filed it

07/07/2017 AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM MONTERREY MEXICO LANDING AT SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS ON RUNWAY 13L. AT TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT PROPELLER BEGAN TO SCRAPE ON RUNWAY SURFACE PILOT REALIZED HE DID NOT PUT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION SO HE IMMEDIATLY BROUGHT THE HANDLE DOWN. AS SOON AS THE THERE WAS WEIGHT ON WHEELS THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED. AIRCRAFT THEN SLID OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM FUSELAGE, FUSELAGE STRINGERS, TAIL STRAKE FINS, DAMAGE TO UNDER SIDE OF BOTH WINGS, THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR WELLS HAD MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE FOUR PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS AND PILOT. IT WAS DECIDED BY AIRCRAFT OWNER TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT PUT ON A FLAT BED TRUCK AND TRANSPORT BACK TO MEXICO.

(UNABLE TO CONTACT PILOT TO OBTAIN PILOT INFORMATION IN BLOCK 31).

THIS TASK WAS ORIGINALLY ASSIGNED TO INSPECTOR RLT. RLT DID NOT COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT PRIOR TO HIS RETIREMENT. THE TASK WAS REASSIGNED TO INSPECTOR VHL ON 05/19/2018.