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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24 · Hayleyville, AL · April 11, 2018

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Date: April 11, 2018 · 17:00 local
Place: Hayleyville, AL
Airport: Posey Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N180ML
Reported as: Piper PA-24
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,500 total6 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N180MLRegistered now · Piper PA-24S/N 24-2609 · Built 1961 Airframe modelPiper PA-24 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft departed Posey airfield (1M4) from runway (36) practicing touch and go (tgl) maneuvers. Pilot stated that while performing a touch and go maneuver landing, on runway (36) at (1M4), he thought he had lowered landing gear; but did not. Aircraft landed gear up on runway (36) and skidded approximately 800 ft down runway coming to rest on right side of runway in grassy area. Pilot only sole on board with no injuries. Damage to propellers, lower left firewall and underside of fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED POSEY AIRFIELD (1M4) FROM RUNWAY (36) PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO (TGL) MANEUVERS. PILOT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO MANEUVER LANDING, ON RUNWAY (36) AT (1M4), HE THOUGHT HE HAD LOWERED LANDING GEAR; BUT DID NOT. AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY (36) AND SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 800 FT DOWN RUNWAY COMING TO REST ON RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY IN GRASSY AREA. PILOT ONLY SOLE ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES. DAMAGE TO PROPELLERS, LOWER LEFT FIREWALL AND UNDERSIDE OF FUSELAGE.

Other reports on N180ML · 3

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

Incident 20200726011309ILanding: Touchdown · Haleyville, ALPilot stated he was performing touch and go landings when on the third landing he did not get a green light showing the landing gear down and locked. Pilot said aircraft had a history of improper indication. Pilot stated he thought this was another improper…Jul 26, 2020 · Minor damage Incident 20061228027329ILevel Off Touchdown · Muscle Shoals, AL(-23) The pilot stated he left haleyville airport (1M4) flew to courtland (9A4) and fueled up. He then flew north to Tennessee river and the engine started losing power. He then headed to Muscle Shoals (MSL) airport. At about 100 feet from runway 11 he…Dec 28, 2006 · Minor damage Incident 20050803019229ILevel Off Touchdown · Lake City, FL(-23) During normal approach to land pilot attempted to extend gear normally, however, pilot did not get gear down indication. Pilot reported that landing gear motor circuit breaker popped and that manual gear extension handle did not appear to be in the full…Aug 3, 2005 · Minor damage