19940103001049I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Omaha, NE · January 3, 1994

Date: January 3, 1994 · 14:10 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N47738
Reported as: Piper PA28R201
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 470 total100 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N47738Registered now · Piper PA-28R-201S/N 28R-7837003 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: pilot departed millard, Nebraska airport on local pleasure flight with scheduled landing at Eppley Airfield, Omaha, Nebraska. Prior to returning to millard airport after extending the landing gear prior to landing at Eppley, the pilot noticed that the left main gear indicator light showed an unsafe indication. He then recycled the landing gear, with the same unsafe condition indicated on the left gear. He requested a "flyby" of the control tower to confirm that landing gear was down. The tower confirmed that the gear was down and the pilot landed without further incident with CFR standing by. Maintenance personnel inspected the aircraft and found broken wire on the left gear indicator switch; wire was repaired and gear checked for proper operation. SDR submitted. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT DEPARTED MILLARD, NEBRASKA AIRPORT ON LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH SCHEDULED LANDING AT EPPLEY AIRFIELD, OMAHA, NEBRASKA. PRIOR TO RETURNING TO MILLARD AIRPORT AFTER EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING AT EPPLEY, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWED AN UNSAFE INDICATION. HE THEN RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR, WITH THE SAME UNSAFE CONDITION INDICATED ON THE LEFT GEAR. HE REQUESTED A "FLYBY" OF THE CONTROL TOWER TO CONFIRM THAT LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. THE TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT WITH CFR STANDING BY. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND BROKEN WIRE ON THE LEFT GEAR INDICATOR SWITCH; WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND GEAR CHECKED FOR PROPER OPERATION. SDR SUBMITTED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.