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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-310 · Winchester, VA · March 25, 1993

Date: March 25, 1993 · 17:05 local
Place: Winchester, VA
Airport: Winchester Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: DGUA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6620L
Reported as: Piper PA31310
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,330 total75 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N6620LRegistered now · Piper PA-31-310S/N 31-554 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-310 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.

Unable to lower landing gear. Landed gear up. Found a slug in the power pack hydraulic reservoir.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. FOUND A SLUG IN THE POWER PACK HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR.