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FAA incident report · Piper PA-42 · Youngstown, OH · September 21, 1998

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Date
September 21, 1998 · 18:50 local
Place
Youngstown, OH
Airport
Youngstown Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N242RA
Reported as
Piper PA42
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total600 in this make and model
N242RARegistered now · Piper PA-42S/N 42-8001003Airframe modelPiper PA-42

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What happened

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(-5) Landing gear would not extend with normal system for landing. Pilot was able to extend main gear with emergency system but nose gear would not extend. The pilot landed with the nose gear retracted causing damage to the nose of the aircraft and one prop. Investigation revealed a ruptured hydralic line in the left wheel well caused the normal gear extension failure during transit. A coroded cannon plug caused the failure of the emergency extension system. (Squib would not fire)

As the FAA filed it

(-5) LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND WITH NORMAL SYSTEM FOR LANDING. PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXTEND MAIN GEAR WITH EMERGENCY SYSTEM BUT NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ONE PROP. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A RUPTURED HYDRALIC LINE IN THE LEFT WHEEL WELL CAUSED THE NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION FAILURE DURING TRANSIT. A CORODED CANNON PLUG CAUSED THE FAILURE OF THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM. (SQUIB WOULD NOT FIRE)