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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-325 · Blountville, TN · March 29, 1979

Date: March 29, 1979 · 14:00 local
Place: Blountville, TN
Airport: Tri City
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N62923
Reported as: Piper PA31325
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,844 total1,613 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N62923Registered now · Piper PA-31-325S/N 31-7612093 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-325 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Pilot unable to extend left main by any method. Pumped 7 minutes to retract the gear, returned.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND LEFT MAIN BY ANY METHOD. PUMPED 7 MINUTES TO RETRACT THE GEAR, RETURNED.