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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-310 · Port Huron, MI · July 6, 2003

Date: July 6, 2003 · 17:00 local
Place: Port Huron, MI
Airport: St Clair County International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: EQHA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N601RE
Reported as: Piper PA31310
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,853 total3,130 in this make and model56 in the last 90 days

N601RERegistration cancelled Mar 13, 2013 · Piper PA-31-310S/N 31-811 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-310 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Iaw the pilot info, the flt originated at Port Huron (phn), MI, at approx noon time, to drummond island (Y66), MI. When the landing gear was selected "down" before landing at Y66, an unsafe LH main gear indication was obtained. Landing gear was cycled a few times, including the emergency extension, with negative results. The pilot decided to leave the gear retracted and flt back to home base (phn). At phn, the same unsafe gear indication was obtained, either by normal or emergency extension. After verification with ground personnel that the LH main gear appears to be stuck in the "up" position, the pilot decided to burn some fuel before he landed the acft with the landing gear syst in the "up" position, on a foam covered rwy. Post insp shows that it appears that the LH main landing gear remains in the "up-lock" position, when the gear was retracted after the takeoff from phn and the rod end of the gear actuating cyl (ozone) broke.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) IAW THE PILOT INFO, THE FLT ORIGINATED AT PORT HURON (PHN), MI, AT APPROX NOON TIME, TO DRUMMOND ISLAND (Y66), MI. WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED "DOWN" BEFORE LANDING AT Y66, AN UNSAFE LH MAIN GEAR INDICATION WAS OBTAINED. LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED A FEW TIMES, INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION, WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LEAVE THE GEAR RETRACTED AND FLT BACK TO HOME BASE (PHN). AT PHN, THE SAME UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION WAS OBTAINED, EITHER BY NORMAL OR EMERGENCY EXTENSION. AFTER VERIFICATION WITH GROUND PERSONNEL THAT THE LH MAIN GEAR APPEARS TO BE STUCK IN THE "UP" POSITION, THE PILOT DECIDED TO BURN SOME FUEL BEFORE HE LANDED THE ACFT WITH THE LANDING GEAR SYST IN THE "UP" POSITION, ON A FOAM COVERED RWY. POST INSP SHOWS THAT IT APPEARS THAT THE LH MAIN LANDING GEAR REMAINS IN THE "UP-LOCK" POSITION, WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED AFTER THE TAKEOFF FROM PHN AND THE ROD END OF THE GEAR ACTUATING CYL (OZONE) BROKE.

Other reports on N601RE · 1

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