# Incident 20191220019079I: Piper PA-28R-180, Leonartown, MD, December 20, 2019 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 20, 2019, 15:00 local time - Place: Leonartown, MD - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Aircraft: N3759T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3759T) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180 - Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot - Pilot flight hours: 7,981 total - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191220019079I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON DECEMBER 20, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500, N3759T, A PIPER PA-28T ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT ST. MARY?S COUNTY AIRPORT (2W6). WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 11, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY ON TO THE GRASS FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. NO PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. AT THAT TIME THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED. ACCORDING TO THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE PILOT, START-UP, TAXI, RUN-UP, AND TAKEOFF WERE ALL NORMAL. AFTER TAKEOFF THE GEAR SWITCH WAS PLACED IN THE UP POSITION. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, THE GEAR TRANSIT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED WITH NO OTHER LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. A CHECK OF ALL SWITCHES AND LIGHTS DID NOT PROVIDE AN IMMEDIATE INDICATION TO THE CREW THE LANDING GEAR POSITION OR STATE. HYDRAULIC POWER COULD NOT BE HEARD SO THE CREW MAINTAINED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN AND PERFORMED A LOW PASS IN ORDER FOR A GROUND OBSERVER TO PROVIDE A VISUAL DESCRIPTION OF THE GEAR POSITION. THE GROUND OBSERVER STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE FULLY EXTENDED IN THE DOWN POSITION. SINCE THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF THE LANDING GEAR POSITION COCKPIT, THE CREW DEPARTED THE PATTERN TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. AFTER THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS CYCLED, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT NOTED A CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED. AFTER TWO OR THREE ATTEMPTS TO RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER, NO FURTHER ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER OR CYCLE THE LANDING GEAR. ALL ATTEMPTS TO GET LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. AFTER ALL ATTEMPTS TO DETERMINE IF THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED THE CREW DECIDED TO LAND. THE CREW PERFORMED A FULL FLAP APPROACH WITH THE ENGINE OFF. DURING LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SLOWLY COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY, THEN CAME TO A FULL STOP. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT WING FLAP, LEFT AILERON, LEFT WINGTIP, LEFT GEAR DOOR, AND A RUNWAY MARKER EDGE LIGHT. AN INCPECTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS PROVIDED BY THE PILOT REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WING FLAPS. ANNUAL INSPECTIONS WERE CURRENT AS OF DECEMBER 20, 2019. COULD NOT DETERMINE CURRENCY OF ALTIMETER/TRANSPONDER CHECKS. COUNSELED CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PILOT. ## Other reports on N3759T (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19940220000499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940220000499I), Feb 20, 1994: Piper PA28180 (N3759T), Palmyra, PA, Minor damage. Instructor alloed student tp get too low on final. Struck a snow bank at approach to runway. Make go around. - [Accident 19761105035329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761105035329A), Nov 5, 1976: Piper PA28R180 (N3759T), Harbor Springs, MI, Substantial damage. Acft dropped last 2 or 3 ft to rwy. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.