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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA31325 · Ithaca, NY · June 6, 2003

Date: June 6, 2003 · 20:02 local
Place: Ithaca, NY
Airport: Tompkins County
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N59872
Reported as: Piper PA31325
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) On June 6, 2003, a Piper navajo, PA-31-325, N59872 landed at Tompkins County Airport, Ithaca NY, on runway 32 reporting an unsafe right main gear indication. The ARFF responded and the aircraft taxied to the ramp without incident. Work order #03-176 discrepancy: gear-rh main landing gear did not show down & locked in flight. Corrective action: jacked a/c, functionally checked gear and found r/h down lock hook stickey. Cleanded and lubed. Functionally check gear operaton eight times and gear worked normally. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 6, 2003, A PIPER NAVAJO, PA-31-325, N59872 LANDED AT TOMPKINS COUNTY AIRPORT, ITHACA NY, ON RUNWAY 32 REPORTING AN UNSAFE RIGHT MAIN GEAR INDICATION. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. WORK ORDER #03-176 DISCREPANCY: GEAR-RH MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT SHOW DOWN & LOCKED IN FLIGHT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: JACKED A/C, FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED GEAR AND FOUND R/H DOWN LOCK HOOK STICKEY. CLEANDED AND LUBED. FUNCTIONALLY CHECK GEAR OPERATON EIGHT TIMES AND GEAR WORKED NORMALLY. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.