# Incident 20241231019699I: Piper PA-24-250, Albertville, AL, December 31, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2024, 10:30 local time
- Place: Albertville, AL
- Airport: Albertville Regional-Thomas J Brum
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2291° N, 86.2558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBERTVILLE RGNL/THOMAS J BRUMLIK FLD (BFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2291&lon=-86.2558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8290P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8290P) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241231019699I

## Narrative

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

WHEN ON DOWNWIND, PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN HOWEVER THE GREEN “GEAR DOWN” INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. PILOT CONTACTED THE FBO AND ASKED THEM TO VERIFY THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT. FBO PERSONNEL STATED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. PILOT RE- ENTERED THE LEFT DOWNWIND AND PULLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE IN ORDER TO CHECK THE GEAR WARNING HORN, WHICH DID NOT SOUND. PILOT MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND DURING THE ROLL OUT UPON BRAKE APPLICATION THE AIRCRAFT STARTED VEERING TO THE RIGHT, THE GEAR BEGAN TO RETRACT, AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO GEAR DOORS, RETRACT MECHANISMS, AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N8290P (1)

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

- [Incident 20001104019269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001104019269I), Nov 4, 2000: Piper PA24250 (N8290P), Provo, UT, Minor damage. (-23) A/c nose gear collapsed during landing. No injuries. Referred for 44709 ride. This is final report.

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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