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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24 · New Bern, NC · May 4, 2025

Date: May 4, 2025 · 19:58 local
Place: New Bern, NC
Airport: Coastal Carolina Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6616P
Reported as: Piper PA-24
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 33,000 total

N6616PRegistered now · Piper PA-24S/N 24-1737 · Built 1960 Airframe modelPiper PA-24 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While on approach into Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (kewn), the pilot did not receive a green gear position indicator when selecting the gear down. They then recycled the gear, still no green indication. They completed the emergency gear extension procedure, and still did not receive a green indication that the gear was down and locked. They flew by the tower multiple times. The tower indicated to the pilot that the gear appeared to be down. With the towers statement, the pilot landed the plane. Upon wheels touching down on the runway the gear collapsed. The aircraft slid on its fuselage to a stop on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ON APPROACH INTO COASTAL CAROLINA REGIONAL AIRPORT (KEWN), THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE A GREEN GEAR POSITION INDICATOR WHEN SELECTING THE GEAR DOWN. THEY THEN RECYCLED THE GEAR, STILL NO GREEN INDICATION. THEY COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE, AND STILL DID NOT RECEIVE A GREEN INDICATION THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THEY FLEW BY THE TOWER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE TOWER INDICATED TO THE PILOT THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. WITH THE TOWERS STATEMENT, THE PILOT LANDED THE PLANE. UPON WHEELS TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RUNWAY THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS FUSELAGE TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY.

Other reports on N6616P · 1

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

Incident 20170729015519ITakeoff: Climb Out · Oskaloosa, IAThe pilot reported that upon rotation the landing gear did not retract properly. A "burnt smell" was noted in the cockpit. The pilot attempted to extend the landing gear and elected to return to the airport. The pilot noticed that the green down and locked…Jul 29, 2017 · Minor damage