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FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Abilene, TX · November 1, 1997

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Date
November 1, 1997 · 20:16 local
Place
Abilene, TX
Airport
Abilene Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7188Y
Reported as
Piper PA30
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total200 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days
N7188YRegistered now · Piper PA-30S/N 30-212 · Built 1963Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming IO-320 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 he placed the landing gear switch in the down position for landing; but the gear did not go down. He attempted to lower the gear with the emergency manual system; but it too did not work. The pilot stated that he bent the handle on the manual system in the attempt. The pilot landed the aircraft wheels up; minor damage to fuselage and props. When the aircraft was raised, the landing gear fell down. The gear was physically pulled into the locked position without difficulty. None involved. Pilot bent extension rod while using system.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PLACED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH IN THE DOWN POSITION FOR LANDING; BUT THE GEAR DID NOT GO DOWN. HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY MANUAL SYSTEM; BUT IT TOO DID NOT WORK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BENT THE HANDLE ON THE MANUAL SYSTEM IN THE ATTEMPT. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WHEELS UP; MINOR DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE AND PROPS. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED, THE LANDING GEAR FELL DOWN. THE GEAR WAS PHYSICALLY PULLED INTO THE LOCKED POSITION WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. NONE INVOLVED. PILOT BENT EXTENSION ROD WHILE USING SYSTEM.