# Accident 20050503007299A: Piper PA31T, Bismarck, ND, May 3, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2005
- Place: Bismarck, ND
- Airport: Bismarck Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7728° N, 100.7458° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7728&lon=-100.7458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2338V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,778 total, 300 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050503007299A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ENROUTE FROM DENVER JEFFCO (BJC) TO BOWMAN (BPP), PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. PILOT DIVERTED TO BISMARCK (BIS) FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES. ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION AND "FELT GEAR COMING DOWN" THEN LOST HYDRAULIC (HYD) PRESSURE. PILOT UNABLE TO SECURE GEAR IN A DOWN AND LOCKED CONFIGURATION DECLARED EMERGENCY LANDING. LANDED ON RUNWAY #21 WITH LEFT MAIN GEAR AND RIGHT WING SUPPORTING AIRCRAFT AND SKIDDED PPROX 350 YDS BEFORE COMING TO REST. PILOT AND PAX EXITED AC WITHOUT INJURY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH ENGINES, PROPELLERS, RIGHT LOWER WING SPAR, RIGHT NACELLE STRUCTURE, LOWER AFT FUSELAGE FRAMES AND SKIN, AND THE NOSE & LEFT LANDING GEAR ASSY. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED HYD SYSTEM, DRAIN/FILL LINE AND BURST CAUSING RAPID LOSS OF HYD RESERVOIR CONTENTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI05LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA109), May 4, 2005: Piper PA-31T (N2338V), Bismarck, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: Rupture of the hydraulic powerpak drain line which resulted in a loss of hydraulic fluid and the inability to properly lower the landing gear despite the pilot's execution of the emergency extension…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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