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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Brookhaven, NY · December 30, 2020

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Date
December 30, 2020 · 12:00 local
Place
Brookhaven, NY
Airport
Brookhaven
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N33DN
Reported as
Piper PA-24-260
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N33DNRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4896 · Built 1969Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Pilot/owner was flying formation flying with another Piper comanche. During practice go around at hwv upon gear retraction noticed gear circuit breaker tripped. Pilot flew to the south practice area and attempted to extend the landing gear. The pilot of the other aircraft noticed that the right nose landing gear door was interfering with the motion of the landing gear system. After attempting several times to extend the landing gear it was decided to land the aircraft gear up.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT/OWNER WAS FLYING FORMATION FLYING WITH ANOTHER PIPER COMANCHE. DURING PRACTICE GO AROUND AT HWV UPON GEAR RETRACTION NOTICED GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. PILOT FLEW TO THE SOUTH PRACTICE AREA AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS INTERFERING WITH THE MOTION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. AFTER ATTEMPTING SEVERAL TIMES TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR IT WAS DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT GEAR UP.