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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Webster, TX · December 17, 2018

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Date
December 17, 2018 · 18:00 local
Place
Webster, TX
Airport
Ellington Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7579J
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-180
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
945 total
N7579JRegistration cancelled Aug 20, 2019 · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30969 · Built 1968Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot was landing at Ellington Field on 12/17/2018 when he landed with the gear up. Pilot stated that he put the gear down felt it release and saw three green ?down and locked? Light illumuniate. The next thing he knew he was skidding down the runway. The landing gear doors were still closed and appeared never tried to open. Once the aircraft was recovered it was discovered that the landing gear motor and warning system circuit breaker had popped. It is a flush mounted breaker and only popped out slightly. The breaker might have popped right after landing gear retraction or right after the pilot placed the gear handle in the down posistion, ether way the pilot would not have had power to the down and lock gear lights. The check list that was found in the cockpit was stowed in the left document pouch along with other items by the pilot?s knee. The way it was stowed required you to remove the pitot cover first before you can remove the check list, which could mean the check list was never removed during the flight.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS LANDING AT ELLINGTON FIELD ON 12/17/2018 WHEN HE LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. PILOT STATED THAT HE PUT THE GEAR DOWN FELT IT RELEASE AND SAW THREE GREEN ?DOWN AND LOCKED? LIGHT ILLUMUNIATE. THE NEXT THING HE KNEW HE WAS SKIDDING DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR DOORS WERE STILL CLOSED AND APPEARED NEVER TRIED TO OPEN. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR AND WARNING SYSTEM CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED. IT IS A FLUSH MOUNTED BREAKER AND ONLY POPPED OUT SLIGHTLY. THE BREAKER MIGHT HAVE POPPED RIGHT AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION OR RIGHT AFTER THE PILOT PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSISTION, ETHER WAY THE PILOT WOULD NOT HAVE HAD POWER TO THE DOWN AND LOCK GEAR LIGHTS. THE CHECK LIST THAT WAS FOUND IN THE COCKPIT WAS STOWED IN THE LEFT DOCUMENT POUCH ALONG WITH OTHER ITEMS BY THE PILOT?S KNEE. THE WAY IT WAS STOWED REQUIRED YOU TO REMOVE THE PITOT COVER FIRST BEFORE YOU CAN REMOVE THE CHECK LIST, WHICH COULD MEAN THE CHECK LIST WAS NEVER REMOVED DURING THE FLIGHT.