What happened
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The gear failed to fully extend normally or manually and collapsed on landing. System was found to be binding.
As the FAA filed it
THE GEAR FAILED TO FULLY EXTEND NORMALLY OR MANUALLY AND COLLAPSED ON LANDING. SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE BINDING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N55UA · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 20160326020959AGround/Ramp/Ma · Homestead, FLN55UA was in the parking area between runway 18 and runway 10 when the pilot attempted to hand prop the PA-24 due to a low battery. The pilot stated he set the parking brake and hand propped the aircraft and it started. He then walked around the wing to climb…Incident 20040821019079ILevel Off Touchdown · Homestead, FL(-23) Pilot attempted to extend the landing gear and did not get a gear down indication. The emergency procedures (manual extention) to extend the landing gear did not extend the gear. The pilot then called the Homestead tower (HST), declared an emergency and…Incident 19821105067969ILevel Off Touchdown · Sarasota, FLPilot landed with gear up. Warning horn operating normally. Distracted by faulty airspeed indicator.