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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Gulf Shores, AL · July 26, 2018

Date: July 26, 2018 · 19:55 local
Place: Gulf Shores, AL
Airport: Jack Edwards National
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N26572
Reported as: Piper PA-24-250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N26572Registration cancelled Oct 24, 2018 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2414 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250

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What happened

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

On July 26, 2018, pilot filed (IFR) flight plan and departed the huntsville executive airport (kmdq), enroute to Jack Edwards National Airport (kjka) where he switched to (VFR). Pilot stated that while attempting to land on runway (27), at (kjka), he lowered the landing gear but failed to get green lights. Pilot stated that he felt the drag of the landing gear going down but no illumination of lights . Pilot manually deployed gear, lights still did not illuminate. Pilot stated that he attempted to land aircraft with gear down, aircraft rollout for approximately 300 feet then, afterwards landing gear collapsed. No injuries reported but damage to landing gear, propeller and fuselage. Additional damage was caused by recovery of airplane.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 26, 2018, PILOT FILED (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN AND DEPARTED THE HUNTSVILLE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KMDQ), ENROUTE TO JACK EDWARDS NATIONAL AIRPORT (KJKA) WHERE HE SWITCHED TO (VFR). PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY (27), AT (KJKA), HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR BUT FAILED TO GET GREEN LIGHTS. PILOT STATED THAT HE FELT THE DRAG OF THE LANDING GEAR GOING DOWN BUT NO ILLUMINATION OF LIGHTS . PILOT MANUALLY DEPLOYED GEAR, LIGHTS STILL DID NOT ILLUMINATE. PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND AIRCRAFT WITH GEAR DOWN, AIRCRAFT ROLLOUT FOR APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET THEN, AFTERWARDS LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. NO INJURIES REPORTED BUT DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER AND FUSELAGE. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY RECOVERY OF AIRPLANE.