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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Manhattan, KS · August 23, 2000

Date: August 23, 2000 · 18:55 local
Place: Manhattan, KS
Airport: Manhattan Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N282P
Reported as: Piper PA30
Reported engine: Lycoming IO320B1A
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,534 total1,283 in this make and model62 in the last 90 days

N282PRegistered now · Piper PA-30S/N 30-508 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)On approach to Manhattan Kansas (mhk), the PIC selected gear down and the landing gear circuit breaker opened. The PIC aborted the landing and tried numberous times to extend the gear. He then attempted to use emergency gear extension but that also was not successful. He then tried to reset the circuit breaker and use the emergency gear extension together, still to no avail. The aircraft was getting low on fuel so the PIC elected to make an emergency gear up landing. Both propellers were feathered prior to touchdown. The aircraft was taken to heartland aircraft hanger where the r/h main gear was moved slightly aft, the gear fell free. That is when the main landing trunnion was found to be broken.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON APPROACH TO MANHATTAN KANSAS (MHK), THE PIC SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENED. THE PIC ABORTED THE LANDING AND TRIED NUMBEROUS TIMES TO EXTEND THE GEAR. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO USE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION BUT THAT ALSO WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. HE THEN TRIED TO RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND USE THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION TOGETHER, STILL TO NO AVAIL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GETTING LOW ON FUEL SO THE PIC ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY GEAR UP LANDING. BOTH PROPELLERS WERE FEATHERED PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO HEARTLAND AIRCRAFT HANGER WHERE THE R/H MAIN GEAR WAS MOVED SLIGHTLY AFT, THE GEAR FELL FREE. THAT IS WHEN THE MAIN LANDING TRUNNION WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN.