20191112021049I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Las Cruces, NM · November 12, 2019

Date: November 12, 2019 · 16:33 local
Place: Las Cruces, NM
Airport: Las Cruces International Airpo
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5303P
Reported as: Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 278 total

N5303PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-344 · Built 1958 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine 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.

On November 12, 2019, a 1958 Piper PA-24-250, N5303P, registered to sik investments, experienced a landing gear system malfunction while attempting to land at Las Cruces international airport, Las Cruces, new Mexico, while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the certificated pilot was not injured. The flight originated at el paso international airport, el paso, Texas, on November 12, 2019, at 1523 MST.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 12, 2019, A 1958 PIPER PA-24-250, N5303P, REGISTERED TO SIK INVESTMENTS, EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT EL PASO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EL PASO, TEXAS, ON NOVEMBER 12, 2019, AT 1523 MST.

Other reports on N5303P · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20041009024489ILevel Off Touchdown · Deming, NM(-23) On October 9, 2004, at 0850 MST, a Piper PA-24-250, N5303P, registered to the pilot, performed a gear up landing at Deming Municipal Airport, Deming, NM. The aircraft was being operated on a private flight when the incident occurred. Visual…Oct 9, 2004