What happened
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(-23) On 9/23/05 N642SW, a Piper aircraft model PA-24-250, was landing runway 27R, Gillespie field El Cajon, CA. The pilot and sole occupant stated that right main gear failed to lock down. The see tower confirmed rt gear was not down. The pilot elected to land gear up. The aircraft received minor damage, and no injuries were reported. Review of N642SW maintenance records revealed that a new right main gear conduit (push pull cable) had been installed during an annual inspection conducted on 05/12/05. Further inspection revealed that bulkhead jam nuts used to secure the right push pull cable to the fuselage had disengaged allowing the entire cable assembly to move. This condition prevented the right gear to fully extend. The Piper PA-24 service manual indicates that both aft and forward jam nuts be safely wired. No safety wire was present.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 9/23/05 N642SW, A PIPER AIRCRAFT MODEL PA-24-250, WAS LANDING RUNWAY 27R, GILLESPIE FIELD EL CAJON, CA. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT STATED THAT RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO LOCK DOWN. THE SEE TOWER CONFIRMED RT GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. REVIEW OF N642SW MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVEALED THAT A NEW RIGHT MAIN GEAR CONDUIT (PUSH PULL CABLE) HAD BEEN INSTALLED DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION CONDUCTED ON 05/12/05. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT BULKHEAD JAM NUTS USED TO SECURE THE RIGHT PUSH PULL CABLE TO THE FUSELAGE HAD DISENGAGED ALLOWING THE ENTIRE CABLE ASSEMBLY TO MOVE. THIS CONDITION PREVENTED THE RIGHT GEAR TO FULLY EXTEND. THE PIPER PA-24 SERVICE MANUAL INDICATES THAT BOTH AFT AND FORWARD JAM NUTS BE SAFELY WIRED. NO SAFETY WIRE WAS PRESENT.
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