From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 0904-96 at 18:20 MDT, Piper model PA-31-350, N7694L, owned by butte aviation, inc., was in level flight under IMC conditions, on a FAR part 135 cargo mission from lewistown, Montana, to Billings, Montana. The pilot reported that the aircraft gear warning light came on during flight without his input. This caused an unsafe gear indication. During approach, the gear extended properly. The aircraft landed at the Billings, Montana airport without incident. The director of maintenance reported cable assembly p/n 55416-002 was frayed causing the gear warning system to improperly function. The cable assembly was replaced and the aircraft was returned to service. No further action is required.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 0904-96 AT 18:20 MDT, PIPER MODEL PA-31-350, N7694L, OWNED BY BUTTE AVIATION, INC., WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT UNDER IMC CONDITIONS, ON A FAR PART 135 CARGO MISSION FROM LEWISTOWN, MONTANA, TO BILLINGS, MONTANA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT GEAR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DURING FLIGHT WITHOUT HIS INPUT. THIS CAUSED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. DURING APPROACH, THE GEAR EXTENDED PROPERLY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE BILLINGS, MONTANA AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE REPORTED CABLE ASSEMBLY P/N 55416-002 WAS FRAYED CAUSING THE GEAR WARNING SYSTEM TO IMPROPERLY FUNCTION. THE CABLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED.
Other reports on N7694L · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.