What happened
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March 08, 2019 - N543AS a 1962 Piper PA-24-250, s/n 24-3250, experienced a gear up landing on Sebring Regional Airport (ksef) runway 19 at approximately 2215.
Pilot stated he departed from bartow. Conditions were VFR and wind speed between 4 and 5 knots. He made the approach into runway 19, stating the approach was faster than normal and decided to extend the flaps to slow down and landed at approximately 70KNOTS. The pilot stated he lowered the landing gear and had a green indication and heard the tires make contact with the runway and stated as he landed the plane he felt an unusual vibration. The landing was uneventful and as the plane rolled forward the wheels collapsed and the aircraft skidded on the runway for approx. 600 to 700? Before stopping.
Aircraft landing gear was extended and towed to owner?s hangar.
On 03-11-2019:
An inspection of the runway 19 identified aircraft propeller strikes on the runway for approximately 350? Prior to aircraft fuselage making contact with the runway- aircraft belly impressions-green paint transfer noted at the middle of intersection of 14/19. The aircraft skidded on its belly for approximately 300? Before coming to a stop 140? South of runway intersection 14/19.
Inspection of the aircraft revealed damage to the all propeller blade tips, damage to the forward 6? Of belly skins, as well as the exhaust tail pipe and antenna damage to the belly of the aircraft. An inspection of the tire sidewalls and gear doors did not reveal any obvious scuffing or abrasion from the runway surface, indicative of a gear collapse.
No obvious mechanical overload of the landing gear extension/retraction system was observed.
Multiple gear retractions and extensions were performed with no defects noted. Manual gear extension was successfully accomplished. A check of the gear horn and light was performed-no defects noted.
A review of maintenance records revealed prior maintenance record entry dated 2/20/2019 landing gear system inspected due to hard landing. Aircraft was placed on jacks and inspection performed on landing gear mechanism and airframe with no deficiencies noted. Left main wheel tire removed and replaced with new tire and tube, landing gear system cycled multiple times with no discrepancies noted.
As the FAA filed it
MARCH 08, 2019 - N543AS A 1962 PIPER PA-24-250, S/N 24-3250, EXPERIENCED A GEAR UP LANDING ON SEBRING REGIONAL AIRPORT (KSEF) RUNWAY 19 AT APPROXIMATELY 2215.
PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED FROM BARTOW. CONDITIONS WERE VFR AND WIND SPEED BETWEEN 4 AND 5 KNOTS. HE MADE THE APPROACH INTO RUNWAY 19, STATING THE APPROACH WAS FASTER THAN NORMAL AND DECIDED TO EXTEND THE FLAPS TO SLOW DOWN AND LANDED AT APPROXIMATELY 70KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND HAD A GREEN INDICATION AND HEARD THE TIRES MAKE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND STATED AS HE LANDED THE PLANE HE FELT AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND AS THE PLANE ROLLED FORWARD THE WHEELS COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON THE RUNWAY FOR APPROX. 600 TO 700? BEFORE STOPPING.
AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND TOWED TO OWNER?S HANGAR.
ON 03-11-2019:
AN INSPECTION OF THE RUNWAY 19 IDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRIKES ON THE RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 350? PRIOR TO AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE MAKING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY- AIRCRAFT BELLY IMPRESSIONS-GREEN PAINT TRANSFER NOTED AT THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION OF 14/19. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON ITS BELLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 300? BEFORE COMING TO A STOP 140? SOUTH OF RUNWAY INTERSECTION 14/19.
INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE ALL PROPELLER BLADE TIPS, DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD 6? OF BELLY SKINS, AS WELL AS THE EXHAUST TAIL PIPE AND ANTENNA DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. AN INSPECTION OF THE TIRE SIDEWALLS AND GEAR DOORS DID NOT REVEAL ANY OBVIOUS SCUFFING OR ABRASION FROM THE RUNWAY SURFACE, INDICATIVE OF A GEAR COLLAPSE.
NO OBVIOUS MECHANICAL OVERLOAD OF THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION SYSTEM WAS OBSERVED.
MULTIPLE GEAR RETRACTIONS AND EXTENSIONS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WAS SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED. A CHECK OF THE GEAR HORN AND LIGHT WAS PERFORMED-NO DEFECTS NOTED.
A REVIEW OF MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVEALED PRIOR MAINTENANCE RECORD ENTRY DATED 2/20/2019 LANDING GEAR SYSTEM INSPECTED DUE TO HARD LANDING. AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS AND INSPECTION PERFORMED ON LANDING GEAR MECHANISM AND AIRFRAME WITH NO DEFICIENCIES NOTED. LEFT MAIN WHEEL TIRE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW TIRE AND TUBE, LANDING GEAR SYSTEM CYCLED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.
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