19981210042309I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Minneapolis, MN · December 10, 1998

Date
December 10, 1998 · 20:48 local
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Airport
Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N74972
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming LTIO540J2BD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total100 in this make and model20 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.

(-5) Upon gear extension for landing at Minneapolis, MN. Right gear light did not illuminate. Cycled gear-no help. Fly by tower and gear appeared to be down and locked. Landed without incident. Down lock switch replaced and gear retraction accomplished. Incident closed. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-5) UPON GEAR EXTENSION FOR LANDING AT MINNEAPOLIS, MN. RIGHT GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. CYCLED GEAR-NO HELP. FLY BY TOWER AND GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DOWN LOCK SWITCH REPLACED AND GEAR RETRACTION ACCOMPLISHED. INCIDENT CLOSED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^