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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Bloomington, IL · June 8, 1983

Date: June 8, 1983 · 18:08 local
Place: Bloomington, IL
Airport: Bloomington Norma
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6483P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Reported engine: Lycoming O540A1C5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total50 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N6483PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1601 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Unable to lock gear down. Held gear up manually for landing. Retract system binding.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO LOCK GEAR DOWN. HELD GEAR UP MANUALLY FOR LANDING. RETRACT SYSTEM BINDING.