20191227022569I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Monticello, GA · December 27, 2019

Date
December 27, 2019 · 15:01 local
Place
Monticello, GA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7741P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

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

On 12/27/2019 @ 2001Z, N7741P lost radio contact with ATC control 15 miles NE of athens, GA (ahn). The PIC stated that N7741P lost all electrical power over ahn, a manual extension of the gear was accomplished. At approximately 1701, N7741P on a nw heading, landed at GA06 and upon touch down, all three gear collapsed. N7741P came to a stop approximately 372 feet from the initial collapse indications on the runway. PIC stated verbally, after manual extension he contacted his wife via cell phone to confirm gear was down by means of a flyover at his residence. Upon initial touch down the manual extension lever slammed to the aft position and the gear collapsed. PIC also stated he was unable to confirm 3 green due to power loss. On 12/28/2019, N7741P was removed from the runway. On initial inspection of the cockpit, the manual extension handle was aft, the landing gear switch was down and the alt circuit breaker was open.

As the FAA filed it

ON 12/27/2019 @ 2001Z, N7741P LOST RADIO CONTACT WITH ATC CONTROL 15 MILES NE OF ATHENS, GA (AHN). THE PIC STATED THAT N7741P LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER OVER AHN, A MANUAL EXTENSION OF THE GEAR WAS ACCOMPLISHED. AT APPROXIMATELY 1701, N7741P ON A NW HEADING, LANDED AT GA06 AND UPON TOUCH DOWN, ALL THREE GEAR COLLAPSED. N7741P CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 372 FEET FROM THE INITIAL COLLAPSE INDICATIONS ON THE RUNWAY. PIC STATED VERBALLY, AFTER MANUAL EXTENSION HE CONTACTED HIS WIFE VIA CELL PHONE TO CONFIRM GEAR WAS DOWN BY MEANS OF A FLYOVER AT HIS RESIDENCE. UPON INITIAL TOUCH DOWN THE MANUAL EXTENSION LEVER SLAMMED TO THE AFT POSITION AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED. PIC ALSO STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM 3 GREEN DUE TO POWER LOSS. ON 12/28/2019, N7741P WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY. ON INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE COCKPIT, THE MANUAL EXTENSION HANDLE WAS AFT, THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH WAS DOWN AND THE ALT CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS OPEN.