What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The landing gear failed to fully extend during approach to psp. The pilot tried emergency extension procedures. Tower gave the pilot a holding pattern to work the emergency. He determined that the hydraulic system was too low or depleted, so he put some makeshift fluid in the system (water). It was decided to land the acft on a foamed runway. The acft landed without injury to the pilot. The acft was lifted by crane and taken to L-08 maintenance facility. Mx. Discovered a missing rt MLG actuator cap missing and a bent landing gear strut. All gear doors and the fuselage received scrape marks from the runway during the gear up landing. Both pusher and puller prop tips bent. No fire to acft. This office considers this matter closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO FULLY EXTEND DURING APPROACH TO PSP. THE PILOT TRIED EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURES. TOWER GAVE THE PILOT A HOLDING PATTERN TO WORK THE EMERGENCY. HE DETERMINED THAT THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS TOO LOW OR DEPLETED, SO HE PUT SOME MAKESHIFT FLUID IN THE SYSTEM (WATER). IT WAS DECIDED TO LAND THE ACFT ON A FOAMED RUNWAY. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INJURY TO THE PILOT. THE ACFT WAS LIFTED BY CRANE AND TAKEN TO L-08 MAINTENANCE FACILITY. MX. DISCOVERED A MISSING RT MLG ACTUATOR CAP MISSING AND A BENT LANDING GEAR STRUT. ALL GEAR DOORS AND THE FUSELAGE RECEIVED SCRAPE MARKS FROM THE RUNWAY DURING THE GEAR UP LANDING. BOTH PUSHER AND PULLER PROP TIPS BENT. NO FIRE TO ACFT. THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS MATTER CLOSED.
Other reports on N2QD · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.