ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352662
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 September 1999 |
| Time: | 14:17 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Naples Air Center |
| Registration: | N980AC |
| MSN: | 24-3359 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5549 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-C1B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Naples, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marathon, FL (KMTH) |
| (KAPF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot completed a before landing check and lowered the landing gear. She did not observe a green light and recycled the landing gear with negative results. She contacted the control tower and was advised that a medical evacuation aircraft was close by. The medical evacuation pilot and the control tower subsequently advised the pilot that the landing gear appeared to be down. The pilot did not perform the manual gear extension procedures listed in the checklist and continued with the landing. During landing rollout the landing gear collapsed. Examination of the airplane revealed the navigation lights were on. When the navigation light were turned off, the landing gear indicator light went to the full bright position. When the navigation lights were turned 'on,' the landing gear light would dim for night operation. The airplane was placed on jacks and the landing gear was extended using the manual gear extension. A functional check of the landing gear warning horn and light system was completed with negative results. The pilot received a 1.2 hour check out in the airplane before the accident flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to perform manual gear extension procedures with a suspected unsafe landing gear indication which resulted in a collapse of the main landing gear on landing rollout. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of total experience in kind of aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA99LA265
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 July 2000 | N980AC | Naples Air Center, Inc. | 0 | IMMOKALEE, Florida | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Mar-2024 12:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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