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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Connersville, IN · February 2, 1994

Date: February 2, 1994 · 11:50 local
Place: Connersville, IN
Airport: Mettel Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1494X
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,413 total

N1494XRegistration cancelled Dec 19, 2013 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7570262 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 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: airworthiness: landing gear motor failed. Airman: airman failed to use the AFM emergency gear extension procedure when he was confronted with a landing gear motor failure. On February 2, 1994, at 1150 EST, a PA-34-200T (N1494X), owned by Cirrus, inc. and operated by rose city aviation, inc., experienced a landing gear motor failure. After takeoff, the landing gear would not retract. The pilot extended the gear and failed to get a positive gear down indication. The pilot then elected to land the aircraft after flying over the field and receiving a visual report from personnel on the ground that the gear was down. Upon landing the left main gear failed and the left propeller struck the ground. The pilot executed a go-around and later accomplished the emergency gear extension procedure. He then received a positive gear down indication and landed without further incident. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRWORTHINESS: LANDING GEAR MOTOR FAILED. AIRMAN: AIRMAN FAILED TO USE THE AFM EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE WHEN HE WAS CONFRONTED WITH A LANDING GEAR MOTOR FAILURE. ON FEBRUARY 2, 1994, AT 1150 EST, A PA-34-200T (N1494X), OWNED BY CIRRUS, INC. AND OPERATED BY ROSE CITY AVIATION, INC., EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR MOTOR FAILURE. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE PILOT EXTENDED THE GEAR AND FAILED TO GET A POSITIVE GEAR DOWN INDICATION. THE PILOT THEN ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AFTER FLYING OVER THE FIELD AND RECEIVING A VISUAL REPORT FROM PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. UPON LANDING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED AND THE LEFT PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AND LATER ACCOMPLISHED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE. HE THEN RECEIVED A POSITIVE GEAR DOWN INDICATION AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N1494X · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20110627012099ILanding: Rollout · Orlando, FLDuring landing and roll on runway 18L, the pilot experienced a vibration, the aircraft dragged and dropped on the right side. The right main tire was flat making steering impossible. The aircraft was stopped on the right side of the runway.Jun 27, 2011 · No damage Accident 20090728048029AMount Holly, NJN1494X departed 39N enroute to vay. (@20 min leg), when gear was retracted departing 39N the gear usafe light appeared. Gear unsafe light remained on throuhout flight. Aircraft enterd downwind at vay and pilot extended gear and noticed the left gear light not…Jul 28, 2009 · Substantial damage