What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on October 28, 1996, at 1130 hours, a Piper, PA-28R-200, N1112X, registered to central Pennsylvania air, inc., landed at Harrisburg international airport (MDT) with an unsafe gear indication. (Right main gear was not indicating down and locked.) Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, although the flight was operating on an IFR clearance. The flight originated at williamsport airport, montoursville, PA and the certificated commercial pilot was the only occupant. During approach to landing, the landing gear failed to indicate 3 gear. Emergency extension procedures were used and a fly-by of the tower revealed gear appeared to be extended. The gear was in the down position, and remained extended throughout the landing. Further investigation revealed a broken wire in the indicating system. Repairs were made at MDT. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 28, 1996, AT 1130 HOURS, A PIPER, PA-28R-200, N1112X, REGISTERED TO CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AIR, INC., LANDED AT HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MDT) WITH AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. (RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS NOT INDICATING DOWN AND LOCKED.) VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, ALTHOUGH THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING ON AN IFR CLEARANCE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WILLIAMSPORT AIRPORT, MONTOURSVILLE, PA AND THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT. DURING APPROACH TO LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO INDICATE 3 GEAR. EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURES WERE USED AND A FLY-BY OF THE TOWER REVEALED GEAR APPEARED TO BE EXTENDED. THE GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION, AND REMAINED EXTENDED THROUGHOUT THE LANDING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN WIRE IN THE INDICATING SYSTEM. REPAIRS WERE MADE AT MDT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
Other reports on N1112X · 2
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