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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Las Vegas, NV · October 22, 1996

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Date
October 22, 1996 · 15:00 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
North Las Vegas Air Terminal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9084P
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total2,000 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N9084PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4555 · Built 1966Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine 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: the pilot had taken off from north Las Vegas airport en-route to lake havasu city, Arizona. He had selected landing gear up and experienced no problems. After reaching lake havasu city, Arizona he attempted to extend the gear, but the gear would not extend, nor was the gear light working. The pilot stated that he noticed the landing gear was not in full up and locked position by virtue of the indicator handle. He then pulled and reset the system circuit breaker, with no favorable results. The pilot stated that he attempted to extend the gear manually using the emergency system, but that proved unsuccessful also. Realizing he had plenty of fuel remaining, the pilot decided to return to Las Vegas, rather than land the aircraft, gear up, at lake havasu. After talking with maintenance personnel at north Las Vegas airport (ron's aviation) requesting assistance in getting the gear lowered, at which they were still unsuccessful. The pilot prepared for a gear up landing and landed the aircraft causing damage to the propeller and minor skin damage to the fuselage under belly. Investigation of the incident thus FAR, revealed no indication of improper operation or mainten ance. The investigation as to the cause of the problem in on-going. This report is closed. (Mdr requested based on findings.)

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT HAD TAKEN OFF FROM NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT EN-ROUTE TO LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA. HE HAD SELECTED LANDING GEAR UP AND EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS. AFTER REACHING LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA HE ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR, BUT THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND, NOR WAS THE GEAR LIGHT WORKING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT IN FULL UP AND LOCKED POSITION BY VIRTUE OF THE INDICATOR HANDLE. HE THEN PULLED AND RESET THE SYSTEM CIRCUIT BREAKER, WITH NO FAVORABLE RESULTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR MANUALLY USING THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM, BUT THAT PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL ALSO. REALIZING HE HAD PLENTY OF FUEL REMAINING, THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO LAS VEGAS, RATHER THAN LAND THE AIRCRAFT, GEAR UP, AT LAKE HAVASU. AFTER TALKING WITH MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (RON'S AVIATION) REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THE GEAR LOWERED, AT WHICH THEY WERE STILL UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT PREPARED FOR A GEAR UP LANDING AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND MINOR SKIN DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE UNDER BELLY. INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT THUS FAR, REVEALED NO INDICATION OF IMPROPER OPERATION OR MAINTEN ANCE. THE INVESTIGATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IN ON-GOING. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED. (MDR REQUESTED BASED ON FINDINGS.)