19961101034719I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA31350 · Grand Junction, CO · November 1, 1996

Date: November 1, 1996 · 10:45 local
Place: Grand Junction, CO
Airport: Walker Field
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N527DD
Reported as: Piper PA31350
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total450 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

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 November 1, 1996, a Piper PA-31-350, N527DD, piloted by madeline ales, landed gear-up at Walker Field, Grand Junction, CO at approximately 1045 local time. There were six (6) people on -board and there were no injuries. The damage to the aircraft was restricted mainly to the aircraft belly, with minor damage to each of the propellers. The pilot had attempted to extend the main landing gear unsuccessfully several times, including emergency or manual extensions. The nose gear would extend and retract normally. Investigation revealed hydraulic fuel filters were clogged with evidence of rubber-like material, with possible contamination throughout the hydraulic system. This is a final report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 1, 1996, A PIPER PA-31-350, N527DD, PILOTED BY MADELINE ALES, LANDED GEAR-UP AT WALKER FIELD, GRAND JUNCTION, CO AT APPROXIMATELY 1045 LOCAL TIME. THERE WERE SIX (6) PEOPLE ON -BOARD AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS RESTRICTED MAINLY TO THE AIRCRAFT BELLY, WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO EACH OF THE PROPELLERS. THE PILOT HAD ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR UNSUCCESSFULLY SEVERAL TIMES, INCLUDING EMERGENCY OR MANUAL EXTENSIONS. THE NOSE GEAR WOULD EXTEND AND RETRACT NORMALLY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED HYDRAULIC FUEL FILTERS WERE CLOGGED WITH EVIDENCE OF RUBBER-LIKE MATERIAL, WITH POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION THROUGHOUT THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.