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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · San Diego, CA · April 6, 2019

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Date
April 6, 2019 · 15:55 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
Gillespie
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7372P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
508 total80 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days
N7372PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2553 · Built 1961Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

privacy data omitted Was practicing landings in preparation for check ride, made several touch and go landings and finally requested a full stop landing. The pilot recalled seeing amber gear up light go out as gear put down. The landing gear collapsed on landing. Prop strike as aircraft settled to runway while engine running. The landing gear was down but not locked. During troubleshooting it was discovered that the circuit breaker was tripped for the gear motor. The pilot ovelooked his circuit breaker popping while on landing.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS IN PREPARATION FOR CHECK RIDE, MADE SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND FINALLY REQUESTED A FULL STOP LANDING. THE PILOT RECALLED SEEING AMBER GEAR UP LIGHT GO OUT AS GEAR PUT DOWN. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. PROP STRIKE AS AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO RUNWAY WHILE ENGINE RUNNING. THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN BUT NOT LOCKED. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS TRIPPED FOR THE GEAR MOTOR. THE PILOT OVELOOKED HIS CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPING WHILE ON LANDING.