# Incident 20180419014839I: Piper PA-34-200, Gainesville, GA, April 19, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2018, 10:30 local time
- Place: Gainesville, GA
- Airport: Lee Gilmer Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2726° N, 83.8302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEE GILMER MEML (GVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2726&lon=-83.8302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56602, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56602-2021-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 652 total, 42 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180419014839I

## Narrative

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

ON 19 APRIL 2018 N56602 A PIPER PA-34-200 WAS MAKING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 05 AT KGVL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PRACTICING SINGLE ENGINE LANDINGS AND DURING THIS LANDING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AND SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS APRON ABOUT 375 YARDS FROM INITIAL TOUCHDOWN POINT. ONCE ENTERING THE GRASS THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP WITH ONLY THE LEFT GEAR EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED TO A MAINTENANCE HANGAR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JACK STANDS AND A LANDING GEAR FUNCTION TEST WAS PERFORMED THREE TIMES. THE LANDING GEAR FUNCTIONED PROPERLY.

## Other reports on N56602 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760624018299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760624018299A), Jun 24, 1976: Piper PA34200 (N56602), San Andreas, CA, Substantial damage

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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