# Incident 19980825028539I: Piper PA31350, Naples, FL, August 25, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1998, 10:30 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IL7A
- Location: 26.1524° N, 81.7756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPLES MUNI (APF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1524&lon=-81.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N551CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N551CA-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980825028539I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AFTER MAINT. TEST FLIGHT, PILOT INTIATED HYD SYSTEM CHECK BY SHUTTING DOWN RT ENG AND CYCLING GEAR LEVER. LEVER DID NOT SNAP BACK TO NEUTRAL AND PILOT MOVED LEVER MANUALLY, BYPASSING NEUTRAL AND MOVING LEVER TO GEAR UP POSITION. NOSE GEAR RETRACTED, DAMAGING BOTH PROPS. BOTH ENGINES & PROPS REMOVED FOR STOPPAGE INSPECITON/REPAIR. MAINT FOUND LEVER SOLENOID STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION, REPLACED SOLENOID & LEVER OPERATES NORMALLY - RETRACT TEST OK.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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