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FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Lancaster, PA · October 3, 1997

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Date
October 3, 1997 · 22:00 local
Place
Lancaster, PA
Airport
Lancaster
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N36716
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300T
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
860 total145 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days
N36716Registered now · Piper PA-32RT-300TS/N 32R-7887068 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300TEngine 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: pilot noted that the gear-in-transit light remained with gear selected up after takeoff from mmu. Pilot re-selected gear down, observed gear safe indication, and continued to 39N with gear down. Uneventful landing accomplished at 39N. Pilot did not inspect landing gear due to darkness and other planned activities at that location. Pilot departed 39N and noted same indication (gear-in-transit light on) after gear retraction. Pilot re-selected gear down; however, right main gear remained in an unsafe (no green light) condition. Pilot recycled gear several times with the same result. Emergency gear extension procedure accomplished, no change. Pilot diverted to lns for assistance and completed a planned gear-up landing. Post incident inspection revealed that the right main landing gear center scissors bolt sheared. This allowed one of the scissors arms to jam the right gear assembly against the aft wheel well in a mid travel position. M & d report initiated. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT NOTED THAT THE GEAR-IN-TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED WITH GEAR SELECTED UP AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MMU. PILOT RE-SELECTED GEAR DOWN, OBSERVED GEAR SAFE INDICATION, AND CONTINUED TO 39N WITH GEAR DOWN. UNEVENTFUL LANDING ACCOMPLISHED AT 39N. PILOT DID NOT INSPECT LANDING GEAR DUE TO DARKNESS AND OTHER PLANNED ACTIVITIES AT THAT LOCATION. PILOT DEPARTED 39N AND NOTED SAME INDICATION (GEAR-IN-TRANSIT LIGHT ON) AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. PILOT RE-SELECTED GEAR DOWN; HOWEVER, RIGHT MAIN GEAR REMAINED IN AN UNSAFE (NO GREEN LIGHT) CONDITION. PILOT RECYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE ACCOMPLISHED, NO CHANGE. PILOT DIVERTED TO LNS FOR ASSISTANCE AND COMPLETED A PLANNED GEAR-UP LANDING. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CENTER SCISSORS BOLT SHEARED. THIS ALLOWED ONE OF THE SCISSORS ARMS TO JAM THE RIGHT GEAR ASSEMBLY AGAINST THE AFT WHEEL WELL IN A MID TRAVEL POSITION. M & D REPORT INITIATED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^