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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Searcy, AR · August 4, 2017

Date
August 4, 2017 · 17:45 local
Place
Searcy, AR
Airport
Searcy Municipal
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N33759
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport

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What happened

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

On 4 August 2017 approximately 1800 local time at (ksrc) Searcy Arkansas, a Piper arrow N33759 was making a familiarization flight. During a slow maneuver the airman put the gear in the down position. The indication light did not illuminate a ?down and locked ?position on the right gear. The airman followed the several procedures as instructed in the POH to lower and lock the main landing gear with ineffective results. The airman then made radio contact with the ground and verified the gear was in a down position out of the well. At this time the airman decided to declare an emergency landing. Upon touchdown the aircraft rolled out past taxi way f with no issues. When the aircraft really slowed the right wing began to lower as the right main gear slowly collapsed causing only minor damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries, the aircraft was jacked up enough to allow for the gear to locked down then towed to the hanger.

As the FAA filed it

ON 4 AUGUST 2017 APPROXIMATELY 1800 LOCAL TIME AT (KSRC) SEARCY ARKANSAS, A PIPER ARROW N33759 WAS MAKING A FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT. DURING A SLOW MANEUVER THE AIRMAN PUT THE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE INDICATION LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE A ?DOWN AND LOCKED ?POSITION ON THE RIGHT GEAR. THE AIRMAN FOLLOWED THE SEVERAL PROCEDURES AS INSTRUCTED IN THE POH TO LOWER AND LOCK THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WITH INEFFECTIVE RESULTS. THE AIRMAN THEN MADE RADIO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND VERIFIED THE GEAR WAS IN A DOWN POSITION OUT OF THE WELL. AT THIS TIME THE AIRMAN DECIDED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OUT PAST TAXI WAY F WITH NO ISSUES. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT REALLY SLOWED THE RIGHT WING BEGAN TO LOWER AS THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SLOWLY COLLAPSED CAUSING ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED UP ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR THE GEAR TO LOCKED DOWN THEN TOWED TO THE HANGER.