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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Poughkeepsie, NY · September 3, 2024

Date: September 3, 2024 · 13:20 local
Place: Poughkeepsie, NY
Airport: Hudson Valley Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N807TA
Reported as: Piper PA-24-260
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540-D4A5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 828 total

N807TARegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4568 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming IO-540-D4A5Reciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft enrered the pattern at kpou and the landing gear was selected down. No down and locked indication was noted. Pou tower observed that the gear did not appear down. The pilot left the pattern and performed the emergency extention procedure. The gear extended and a down and locked indication was observed so the aircraft re-entered the pattern. Pou tower observed that the landing now appeared down. A normal landing was performed and for unknown reasons,the landing gear collapsed upon rollout.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENRERED THE PATTERN AT KPOU AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN. NO DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION WAS NOTED. POU TOWER OBSERVED THAT THE GEAR DID NOT APPEAR DOWN. THE PILOT LEFT THE PATTERN AND PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY EXTENTION PROCEDURE. THE GEAR EXTENDED AND A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION WAS OBSERVED SO THE AIRCRAFT RE-ENTERED THE PATTERN. POU TOWER OBSERVED THAT THE LANDING NOW APPEARED DOWN. A NORMAL LANDING WAS PERFORMED AND FOR UNKNOWN REASONS,THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON ROLLOUT.