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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Grand Junction, CO · January 7, 2022

Date: January 7, 2022 · 13:20 local
Place: Grand Junction, CO
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7562P
Reported as: Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N7562PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2771 · Built 1961 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On January 7, 2022 a Piper comanche, N7562P, experienced a left hand main gear failure and performed a belly landing at gjt, Grand Junction regional airport. Aircraft was on a test flight due to landing gear problems that had been occuring since owner took pocession of the aircraft.

Examination found that a cable on the left hand main that locks the gear down and locked had come apart and would not let the gear move into the down and locked position. Pilot and owner got the other gear to unlock and performed a belly landing doing mininum damage to the aircraft, no injuries occured. Aircraft picked up by crane and retuened to owners hangar.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 7, 2022 A PIPER COMANCHE, N7562P, EXPERIENCED A LEFT HAND MAIN GEAR FAILURE AND PERFORMED A BELLY LANDING AT GJT, GRAND JUNCTION REGIONAL AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WAS ON A TEST FLIGHT DUE TO LANDING GEAR PROBLEMS THAT HAD BEEN OCCURING SINCE OWNER TOOK POCESSION OF THE AIRCRAFT.

EXAMINATION FOUND THAT A CABLE ON THE LEFT HAND MAIN THAT LOCKS THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED HAD COME APART AND WOULD NOT LET THE GEAR MOVE INTO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. PILOT AND OWNER GOT THE OTHER GEAR TO UNLOCK AND PERFORMED A BELLY LANDING DOING MININUM DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, NO INJURIES OCCURED. AIRCRAFT PICKED UP BY CRANE AND RETUENED TO OWNERS HANGAR.