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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Montgomery, AL · June 17, 2023

Date
June 17, 2023 · 14:09 local
Place
Montgomery, AL
Airport
Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Fiel
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N516BZ
Reported as
Piper PA-32R-300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
742 total

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.

Pilot states that while on approach to greenville airport, he did not observe a safe gear extension configuration. After initial troubleshooting and coordination with mgm ATC, he attempted to land on runway 21 at kmgm. On touch down, the main landing gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to slide off the runway. No injuries reported. Aircraft sustained minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATES THAT WHILE ON APPROACH TO GREENVILLE AIRPORT, HE DID NOT OBSERVE A SAFE GEAR EXTENSION CONFIGURATION. AFTER INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING AND COORDINATION WITH MGM ATC, HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21 AT KMGM. ON TOUCH DOWN, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE OFF THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.