- Date
- November 3, 1985, 15:47 local (21:47 UTC)
- Place
- Grandview, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7067PPiper PA-24-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851103066799A
- Case key
- 34113
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
This pilot was making a takeoff for a local flight in his Piper PA-24. He stated that he was airborne when he raised the landing gear switch but the airplane settled back to the runway. Pilot said he became airborne again but could not get a safe indication. After using emergency extension, he was still unable to get a down and locked indication so he elected and executed a landing on the grass alongside the runway. The gear collapsed on touchdown.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7067P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-2219
- Airframe hours
- 2,700
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jesse L. Clark
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 25, 1985
- Airport
- GVW · Richards-Gebaur, runway 36, 9,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 85
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,060 total · 2,700 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GVW
FAA reports on this event · 1
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