Safety record in brief:3 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Jan 2024)2 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report
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The binding of a main landing gear push-pull cable, which rendered the landing gear inoperative in a partially retracted position. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s delay in executing a landing, which led to a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN24LA091)
The failure of the pilot to use the printed checklist which resulted in the gear-up landing. A factor associated with the accident was the intermittent failure of the gear warning horn.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for MIA99LA138)
THE INSTRUCTOR PLT (CFI) STATED THAT HE WAS GIVING A PRIVATE PLT A BIENNIAL FLT REVIEW & THAT THE PRIVATE PLT WAS THE PLT-IN-COMMAND (PIC). WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR THEIR 2ND LANDING, THEY HEARD ANOTHER ACFT ENTERING THE PATTERN, BUT THEY WERE NOT SURE OF ITS LOCATION. THEY WERE LOOKING FOR THE OTHER ACFT AS THEY CONTINUED THE APCH & SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for MIA84LA152)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-17-06 | Flight Controls | Oct 22, 2012 | Airframe (PA-24)Certain serial numbers: PA-24 24-1–24-3687; PA-24-250 24-1; PA-24-250 24-103–24-3687; PA-24-260 24-3642; PA-24-260 24-4000–24-5034. Only with: Horn P/N 20397-00 (assembly P/N 20399) installed. |
| 97-01-01 R1 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-24, PA- 28R, PA-30, PA-32R, PA-34, and PA-39 Series… | Dec 8, 1998 | Airframe (PA-24)Certain serial numbers: PA-28R-180 28R-30002–28R-31135; PA-28R-180 28R-7130001–28R-7130013; PA-28R-200 28R-35001–28R-35820; PA-28R-200 28R-7135001–28R-7635539; PA-28R-201 28R-7737002–28R-7737096; PA-28R-201T 28R-7703001–28R-7703239; …. Only with: All serials of PA-24, PA-24-250, PA-24-260, PA-24-400, PA-30, PA-39; PA-28R, PA-32R, PA-34 models (all serials of PA-34-200) only if not equipped with Piper P/N 78717-02 (or FAA-approved equivalent) main gear sidebrace stud in both main gear sidebrace bracket assemblies. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
THE PILOT MADE AN INTENTIONAL GEAR-UP LDG AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO FULLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT A SECTION OF THE LEFT-FRONT EXHAUST STACK ASSY HAD FAILED AND SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE EXHAUST SYS, ALLOWING THE SECTION TO FALL DOWN INTO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.