# Incident 20170729015519I: Piper PA-24, Oskaloosa, IA, July 29, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2017, 07:20 local time
- Place: Oskaloosa, IA
- Airport: Oskaloosa Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2261° N, 92.4938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OSKALOOSA MUNI (OOA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2261&lon=-92.4938&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6616P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6616P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170729015519I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON ROTATION THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT PROPERLY.   A "BURNT SMELL" WAS NOTED IN THE COCKPIT.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT.  THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATOR LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE LANDING GEAR WAS THEN EXTENDED MANUALLY AND THE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATOR LIGHT DID ILLUMINATE.  THE  AIRCRAFT FIRST TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.  WHEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRE MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, ALL THREE GEAR RETRACTED.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N6616P (1)

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

- [Incident 20250504005589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250504005589I), May 4, 2025: Piper PA-24 (N6616P), New Bern, NC, Minor damage. While on approach into Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (kewn), the pilot did not receive a green gear position indicator when selecting the gear down. They…

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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