What happened
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On may 8, 1999, at 1045 EST a Piper PA-34-200T, s/n 34-7770024, N995EA, experienced the right side landing gear's failure to extend. The aircraft landed on runway 28, in Syracuse; the ARFF responded and the aircraft was towed to the ramp. Maintenance personnel found the right side landing gear door jammed and noted the wrong main landing gear hinge and pin installed. Maintenance also noted the right aileron, right wing tip, right stabilizer tip, and wing step damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was damaged, and the pilot was not injured. The flight originated at kenosha regional airport, kenosha, WI on may 8, 1999. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 8, 1999, AT 1045 EST A PIPER PA-34-200T, S/N 34-7770024, N995EA, EXPERIENCED THE RIGHT SIDE LANDING GEAR'S FAILURE TO EXTEND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28, IN SYRACUSE; THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE RIGHT SIDE LANDING GEAR DOOR JAMMED AND NOTED THE WRONG MAIN LANDING GEAR HINGE AND PIN INSTALLED. MAINTENANCE ALSO NOTED THE RIGHT AILERON, RIGHT WING TIP, RIGHT STABILIZER TIP, AND WING STEP DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KENOSHA REGIONAL AIRPORT, KENOSHA, WI ON MAY 8, 1999. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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