19990416019889I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-325 · Knoxville, TN · April 16, 1999

Date: April 16, 1999 · 15:00 local
Place: Knoxville, TN
Airport: Mc Ghee Tyson
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N325TA
Reported as: Piper PA31325
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total2,500 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N325TARegistration cancelled Oct 20, 2016 · Piper PA-31-325S/N 31-7712019 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-325 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

While approaching to land, pilot extended the landing gear, and did not get a safe indication. He believed this was due to a recurring indicating system problem and continued the approach. The aircraft settled lower than normal and he initiated a go-around. The landing gear was extended using the emergency system and a normal landing completed. Nose gear actuating cylinder leaking internally.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE APPROACHING TO LAND, PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR, AND DID NOT GET A SAFE INDICATION. HE BELIEVED THIS WAS DUE TO A RECURRING INDICATING SYSTEM PROBLEM AND CONTINUED THE APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED LOWER THAN NORMAL AND HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED USING THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM AND A NORMAL LANDING COMPLETED. NOSE GEAR ACTUATING CYLINDER LEAKING INTERNALLY.