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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Propjt 200D · Pittstown, NJ · February 15, 2004

Date: February 15, 2004 · 12:45 local
Place: Pittstown, NJ
Airport: Alexandria Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2976T
Reported as: Propjt 200D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total2,000 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N2976TRegistered now · Aero Commander 200DS/N 349 · Built 1966 Airframe modelAero Commander 200D Engine modelContinental IO-520 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) Pilot on local flight entered traffic pattern and extended landing gear, but received unsafe indication on left main gear. Pilot exited traffic pattern and attempted emergency gear extension. Left main gear failed to extend and pilot landed with a partially extended left main gear. Aircraft exited runway onto grass with minor damage to aircraft, and no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ON LOCAL FLIGHT ENTERED TRAFFIC PATTERN AND EXTENDED LANDING GEAR, BUT RECEIVED UNSAFE INDICATION ON LEFT MAIN GEAR. PILOT EXITED TRAFFIC PATTERN AND ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION. LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND AND PILOT LANDED WITH A PARTIALLY EXTENDED LEFT MAIN GEAR. AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY ONTO GRASS WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, AND NO INJURIES.