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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-310 · Anchorage, AK · August 15, 1996

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Date
August 15, 1996 · 04:55 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Anchorage International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FMAA
Aircraft
N87TS
Reported as
Piper PA31310
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540A2C
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total130 in this make and model
N87TSRegistered now · Piper PA-31-310S/N 31-7300969 · Built 1973Airframe modelPiper PA-31-310Engine 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.

Narrative: flight originated at tok junction, medivac flight life or death situation, at approximate 0300 hours. Pilot preparing for landing at merrill field slowed aircraft to 140 mph selected gear down and only got two green lights, pilot then used operators manual, slowed aircraft to 120 mph tried hand pump to no avail. Pilot called Anchorage approach reported situation and requested fly by of the tower, because of traffic he flew past the tower at 1,000 ft. and the tower could not see the gear, so he flew by again and this time the tower thought they could see two gear but was not sure, third try the tower thought they saw all three hanging down, then the aircraft flew down runway 14 with the fire crews watching and they thought they saw three gear hanging down, final pass was made and pilot landed on right and nose gear held it there as long as possible and finally settled on left gear, taxied to stop. Pilot examined gear made sure it was in the locked position and taxied to signature hangar. 08-16-96 pilot got ferry permit to fly from anc to aero twin inc. at mri. Aero twin inc. wo 10413/N87TS found l/h main gear down lock frozen up.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TOK JUNCTION, MEDIVAC FLIGHT LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION, AT APPROXIMATE 0300 HOURS. PILOT PREPARING FOR LANDING AT MERRILL FIELD SLOWED AIRCRAFT TO 140 MPH SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND ONLY GOT TWO GREEN LIGHTS, PILOT THEN USED OPERATORS MANUAL, SLOWED AIRCRAFT TO 120 MPH TRIED HAND PUMP TO NO AVAIL. PILOT CALLED ANCHORAGE APPROACH REPORTED SITUATION AND REQUESTED FLY BY OF THE TOWER, BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC HE FLEW PAST THE TOWER AT 1,000 FT. AND THE TOWER COULD NOT SEE THE GEAR, SO HE FLEW BY AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE TOWER THOUGHT THEY COULD SEE TWO GEAR BUT WAS NOT SURE, THIRD TRY THE TOWER THOUGHT THEY SAW ALL THREE HANGING DOWN, THEN THE AIRCRAFT FLEW DOWN RUNWAY 14 WITH THE FIRE CREWS WATCHING AND THEY THOUGHT THEY SAW THREE GEAR HANGING DOWN, FINAL PASS WAS MADE AND PILOT LANDED ON RIGHT AND NOSE GEAR HELD IT THERE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE AND FINALLY SETTLED ON LEFT GEAR, TAXIED TO STOP. PILOT EXAMINED GEAR MADE SURE IT WAS IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND TAXIED TO SIGNATURE HANGAR. 08-16-96 PILOT GOT FERRY PERMIT TO FLY FROM ANC TO AERO TWIN INC. AT MRI. AERO TWIN INC. WO 10413/N87TS FOUND L/H MAIN GEAR DOWN LOCK FROZEN UP.

Other reports on N87TS · 1

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

Accident 19890520014169ALevel Off Touchdown · Tok, AKForgot to extend the landing gear on a familiarzation flight and landed gear up.May 20, 1989 · Reported as Piper PA31350 · Substantial damage