19990325019639I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31T · Cedar Rapids, IA · March 25, 1999

Date: March 25, 1999 · 20:58 local
Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
Airport: Cedar Rapids Municipal
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N108UC
Reported as: Piper PA31T
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,500 total610 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N108UCRegistered now · Piper PA-31TS/N 31T-8020018 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-31T Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5) Pilot extended the landing gear but the left main gear would not extend. An attempt was made to recycle the gear but without success. When the aircraft landed, the left main gear collpased causing damage to the left wing tip, left propeller, and flaps. The cause of the malfunction is still under investigation. This incident is closed with this report. Incident #ICEO199024.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR BUT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RECYCLE THE GEAR BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLPASED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, LEFT PROPELLER, AND FLAPS. THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. INCIDENT #ICEO199024.