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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Akron, OH · September 12, 1996

Date: September 12, 1996
Place: Akron, OH
Airport: Akron-Canton Regional
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7082H
Reported as: Piper PA24260
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total105 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N7082HRegistration cancelled Oct 27, 2014 · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4956 · Built 1970 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 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: the pilot stated that the landing gear would not extend to its full down position. The pilot initiated the emergency procedures as specified in the AFM and the gear failed to extend fully. After making a gear-up landing and having the aircraft inspected by air camis at UAS determined that the front landing gear doors were blocking the extension of the landing gear. Air camis is to forward mdr on this incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND TO ITS FULL DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT INITIATED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AS SPECIFIED IN THE AFM AND THE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND FULLY. AFTER MAKING A GEAR-UP LANDING AND HAVING THE AIRCRAFT INSPECTED BY AIR CAMIS AT UAS DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT LANDING GEAR DOORS WERE BLOCKING THE EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR. AIR CAMIS IS TO FORWARD MDR ON THIS INCIDENT.

Other reports on N7082H · 1

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

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