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Date
September 26, 2001 · 10:00 local
Place
Raleigh-Durham, NC
Airport
Raleigh-Durham International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N44WP
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,850 total225 in this make and model115 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.
(-23) When pilot selected gear down he got an unsafe indication on the right main landing gear, after several attempts to extend gear including manual extension, pilot elected to land. Right main gear collapsed upon touching down. A/c skidded to a stop sustaining minor damage to aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHEN PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN HE GOT AN UNSAFE INDICATION ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND GEAR INCLUDING MANUAL EXTENSION, PILOT ELECTED TO LAND. RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED UPON TOUCHING DOWN. A/C SKIDDED TO A STOP SUSTAINING MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.