# Incident 20210406003639I: Piper PA-24-250, Columbus, OH, April 6, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2021, 13:52 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7821P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7821P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210406003639I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED.  IN THIS CASE THE NOSE GEAR DOORS WERE JUST OPEN.  BOTH MAIN GEAR APPEARED TO HAVE EQUAL EXTENSION, APPROXIMATELY IN THE FIRST 20% OF MOVEMENT TO THE DOWN POSITION.  IN THE COCKPIT THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION.  THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED.  THIS CONDITION APPEARS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PILOTS? STATEMENT.  DURING A PHONE INTERVIEW ON 04/13/2021, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SHARED THAT THE TURBULENCE COUPLED WITH THE EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN MAKING RADIO CONTACT WITH KLCK TOWER LED TO HIS CHANNELIZED ATTENTION, RESULTING IN HIS FAILURE TO COMPLETE HIS NORMAL ?LANDING FLOW? HABIT PATTERN AND THEREFORE FAILED TO VERIFY THE GEAR WAS FULLY EXTENDED PRIOR TO LANDING.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED COUNSELING FOR THIS EVENT.

## Other reports on N7821P (2)

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

- [Incident 19961029041069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961029041069I), Oct 29, 1996: Piper PA24250 (N7821P), Merrill, WI, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot approached the Merrill airport, when he moved the gear handle down the gear did not go down, he then used the emergency system and the…
- [Incident 19891128058859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891128058859I), Nov 28, 1989: Piper PA24250 (N7821P), Charlotte, NC. Instrument panel lights failed on final approach. Pilot became disoriented on runway. Taxied back on active runway.

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.

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