1960 PIPER PA 24 180 COMANCHE, 3,390TT, 1,113 SFACTOH 0 360, STEC, GEAR UP FORWARD BELLY, PRICED.
1960 PIPER PA-24-180 COMANCHE, 3,390TT, 1,113 SFACTOH 0-360, STEC, GEAR UP FORWARD BELLY, PRICED RIGHT!THE 180 IS A GREAT 4 PERSON FAMILY AIRPLANE, WITH LOTS OF POSITIVE CHARECTERISTICS WHICH HAVE HELPED THE 180 COMANCHE TO REMAIN POPULAR EVEN TODAY!THE LARGE, COMFORTABLE CABIN AND LAMINAR FLOW WING, WHEN COMBINED WITH THE BULLET-PROOF 180 H.P. LYCOMING ENGINE MAKES A GREAT ALL AROUND AIRPLANE!WITH 60 GALLONS OF FUEL AND 9 GALLONS PER HOUR FUEL BURN, AND A NORMAL CRUSE OF 155MPH +, THIS IS A GO ANYWHERE AND BACK AIRPLANE! STABLE IN THE CHOP, WITH GOOD VISABILITY FOR ALL, AND GOOD LEG ROOM AND A COMFORTABLE SEAT FOR THE BACK SEATERS!THIS AIRPLANE HAS HAD SOME TASTEFUL UPDATES TO THE DASH, INCLUDING LATE MODEL GYROS, BUT THE S-TEC AUTOPILOT HELPS TO MAKE THIS ONE STAND OUT!THE S-TEC 20 GIVES WING LEVELING, RADIO TRACKING AND THIS ONE INCLUDES A MODERN D.G. WITH HEADING BUG FOR TRACKING! A VERY NICE ADDITION FOR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT!RADIO EQUIPMENT INCLUDES 2 KX-170B 720 CHANNEL NAV-COMS, A KMA-24 PUSH-BUTTON AUDIO PANEL AND 4 PLACE INTERCOM SYSTEM AND A BENDIX MODE ‘C’ TRANSPONDER WITH ENCODER.THE AIRPLANE HAS RED AND BLUE STRIPES OUTSIDE THAT LOOK SHARP. THE COMANCHE IS A HANDSOME AIRPLANE, LOW AND FAST LOOKING, AND THE LONGITUDINAL PRIMARY STRIPES REINFORCE THIS STRENGTH.METCO STLE UPGRADED WINGTIPS INCREASE CRUISE SPEED AND DECREASE STALL SPEED, AND LOOK BETTER DOING IT!INSIDE, THE TAN CLOTH SEATS AND SIDE PANELS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION AND THE OVERALL INTERIOR APPEARANCE IS NICE.IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, IN ADDITION TO THE POLISHED POINTY SPINNER, YOU WILL SEE THAT THE NEW STYLE HARTZELL SPINNER IS BENT AT THE TIPS.YEP, THIS AIRPLANE HAD A GEAR-UP LANDING!NOT A GEAR COLLAPSE, OR PARTIAL GEARUP, THE PILOT JUST FORGOT!THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE IS VERY ISOLATED AND VERY REPAIRABLE!THE LOWER COWLING METAL IS UNTOUCHED ! THERE ARE 2 LITTLE PLASTIC AIRSCOOPS THAT SCREW TO THE METAL, AND BOTH OF THESE ARE SCRAPED, BUT NOT THE METAL!THE NOSEGEAR DOOR WAS FULLY RETRACTED AND IS NOT EVEN SCRAPED.SPEAKING OF GEAR, NONE OF THE LANDING GEAR WAS TOUCHED AT ALL, NO DAMAGE OF ANY KIND, DOUBLE-PUCK BRAKE CALIPERS ARE UNTOUCHED AND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ACTUATING MECHANISMS, IT WENT DOWN PERFECTLY WHEN THEY JACKED IT UP ON THE RUNWAY!IN FACT, THE ACTUATING PUSH-PULL TUBES WERE BOTH REPLACED IN 2017 AND THE SYSTEM ADJUSTED AFTERWARDS.THE EXHAUST PIPE IS SLIGHTLY SCRAPED AT THE BOTTOM EDGE.THERE IS SCRAPING TO THE SKIN AT THE REAR EDGE OF THE NOSEGEAR WELL, BUT THE ONLY REAL SCRAPING ARE THE SKINS AFT OF THE WELL AND FORWARD OF A LINE BETWEEN THE 2 MAIN GEAR. NO SCRAPING TO THE BELLY OR TAIL AFT OF THE MID-CABIN!THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO EITHER FLAP OR THE FLAP HANGERS.NO DAMAGE TO EITHER WING AND NO DAMAGE TO THE MAIN GEAR, MAIN GEAR DOORS, AILERONS OR WINGTIPS!NO DAMAGE TO THE AFT FUSELAGE, TAILCONE, HORIZONTALS, VERTICAL OR RUDDER!THIS AIRCRAFT HAS NO HAIL DAMAGE AND THE GLASS LOOKS GOOD!THE PAPERWORK IS GOOD TOO, WITH AIRFRAME LOGBOOKS SINCE BRAND NEW IN 1960, ENGINE LOGS SINCE THE FACTORY OVERHAUL (THE ENGINE WAS UPGRADED TO A MODERN WIDE-DECK CASE AND CYLINDERS AT THAT TIME) TO THE PRESENT.COMPRESSIONS AT THE LAST ANNUAL WERE 72, 75, 73 AND 1 LOW ONE, SO THEY SENT IT OFF FOR VALVE GUIDE REPLACEMENT AND IT’S GOOD NOW. THE TIME SINCE THE LYCOMING FACTORY OVERHAUL IS CURRENTLY 1,113 (2000 HOUR T.B.O.)THE ANNUAL JUST EXPIRED 10/1/2021, SO THIS IS NOT A SITTER.AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL, AD COMPLIENCE SHEETS, WEIGHT AND BALANCE, PLUS RECIEPTS AND 8130-3 FORMS FOR PARTS ARE INCLUDED.AND THE FAA BILL OF SALEAND THE FAA AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE!THIS IS A WHOLE AIRPLANE, WITH PAPERWORK, THAT LOOKS QUITE NICE AND SHOULD BE EASILY FERRIABLE WITH A PROP REPLACEMENT AND A LITTLE QUICK PATCHING ON THE BELLY.LOCATED AT THE SPRINGDALE ARKANSAS AIRPORT, IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE (NOT NEAR THE RECENT TORNADO EVENTS IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER).WE WILL PAY THE STORAGE FEE UNTIL THE END OF JANUARY FOR THIS AIRPLANE, AND YOU CAN PAY FOR MORE IF YOU NEED IT, THEY ARE VERY ACCOMODATING THERE.LOTS OF GOOD AIRPLANE FOR NOT LOTS OF MONEY.GOOD BIDDING!
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REPAIR OF ANY AIRCRAFT WILL DEPEND ON MANY FACTORS, SUCH AS AVAILABILITY OF USED PARTS, LABOR RATE OF THE REPAIR FACILITY, FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT, ETC. AND WE WOULD NEVER PRESUME TO ESTIMATE THIS NUMBER FOR A BUYER. BEWARE OF THOSE WHO OBVIOUSLY GIVE UNREALISTICALLY LOW "ESTIMATES" FOR THE REPAIR OF THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT THEY SELL.
THIS ITEM IS BEING SOLD WITH A LOW RESERVE, THEREFORE WE FULLY EXPECT THIS LISTING WILL SELL TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AT THE CLOSE OF THIS AUCTION, SO BID EARLY AND BID HIGH. THERE WILL BE NO CHANCE TO BUY THIS ITEM LATER!!
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Current date: 2021-12-18