20220907017019I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Pensacola, FL · September 7, 2022

Date
September 7, 2022 · 17:42 local
Place
Pensacola, FL
Airport
Pensacola International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N987EG
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
217 total35 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Main landing gear collapse on landing. Visually inspected landing gear system post incident after aircraft recovery. No immediate indications of system or mechanical malfunction. Very minor damage to aircraft. Pilot stated he lowered the landing gear just before touchdown. Nose landing gear moved to the down and locked position.

As the FAA filed it

MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING. VISUALLY INSPECTED LANDING GEAR SYSTEM POST INCIDENT AFTER AIRCRAFT RECOVERY. NO IMMEDIATE INDICATIONS OF SYSTEM OR MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATED HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. NOSE LANDING GEAR MOVED TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.