20191011015379I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Miami, FL · October 11, 2019

Date
October 11, 2019 · 10:19 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Miami Executive Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N15789
Reported as
Piper PA-34-200
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

10/11/2019, Received a call from roc @ 1022 local time reference a gear up landing on runway 9L @ Miami Executive Airport (tmb). Responded to incident at 1121 local time. I observed a Piper PA-34-200 registered as N15789 with rmlg collapsed mid field off to the right side of runway. A minor fuel spill occurred and fire rescue was present at the scene along with owner/pilot, mdad operations personnel and mechanic named privacy data omitted. Mechanic privacy data omitted recovered the aircraft with a fork lift and raised the right wing and attempted to lock the rmlg in the down position. Mechanicprivacy data omitted attempted several times to lock the rmlg with no positive results. He again attempted and found a silver mag lite (flashlight) in the rmlg wheel well adjacent to the lock actuator which fell to the ground. After the maglite was removed, the rmlg locked into position. Mechanic privacy data omitted admitted to the flashlight being his, he stated a week ago he accomplished an annual inspection of the aircraft and cycled the gear several times with no discrepancies. Aircraft was recovered and taxied to the ramp area.

Inspection of the right engine revealed no damaged occurred to the right engine, PIC shut down engine prior to landing. Sudden stoppage inspection is not required.

Right aileron, aileron hinge, right wing tip, rmlg tire received damage from incident.

FAA inspector was on scene and present during the above facts.

As the FAA filed it

10/11/2019, RECEIVED A CALL FROM ROC @ 1022 LOCAL TIME REFERENCE A GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 9L @ MIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (TMB). RESPONDED TO INCIDENT AT 1121 LOCAL TIME. I OBSERVED A PIPER PA-34-200 REGISTERED AS N15789 WITH RMLG COLLAPSED MID FIELD OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY. A MINOR FUEL SPILL OCCURRED AND FIRE RESCUE WAS PRESENT AT THE SCENE ALONG WITH OWNER/PILOT, MDAD OPERATIONS PERSONNEL AND MECHANIC NAMED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. MECHANIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT WITH A FORK LIFT AND RAISED THE RIGHT WING AND ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE RMLG IN THE DOWN POSITION. MECHANIC^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO LOCK THE RMLG WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. HE AGAIN ATTEMPTED AND FOUND A SILVER MAG LITE (FLASHLIGHT) IN THE RMLG WHEEL WELL ADJACENT TO THE LOCK ACTUATOR WHICH FELL TO THE GROUND. AFTER THE MAGLITE WAS REMOVED, THE RMLG LOCKED INTO POSITION. MECHANIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADMITTED TO THE FLASHLIGHT BEING HIS, HE STATED A WEEK AGO HE ACCOMPLISHED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CYCLED THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP AREA.

INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE REVEALED NO DAMAGED OCCURRED TO THE RIGHT ENGINE, PIC SHUT DOWN ENGINE PRIOR TO LANDING. SUDDEN STOPPAGE INSPECTION IS NOT REQUIRED.

RIGHT AILERON, AILERON HINGE, RIGHT WING TIP, RMLG TIRE RECEIVED DAMAGE FROM INCIDENT.

FAA INSPECTOR WAS ON SCENE AND PRESENT DURING THE ABOVE FACTS.